

Padre Pio died on September 23, 1968, his funeral attended by over 100,000 people. During the fifty-eight years he was a priest, his monastery at San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, became a mecca for pilgrims from all over the world. Born Francesco Forgione on May 25, 1887 in the town...








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""Padre Pio, The Stigmatist"" is a biography written by Charles Mortimer Carty about the life of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, also known as Padre Pio. The book chronicles the life of the Italian Catholic priest, who was known for his stigmata, or the physical manifestation of the...


