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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 25, 1887
Died
September 23, 1968 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Italy
Also Known As
- Padre Pio
- Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
- Pio da Pietrelcina
Francesco Forgione
Biography
Francesco Forgione, OFMCap, better known as Padre Pio and as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, was an Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, celebrated on 23 September.
