Francesco Forgione
AKA: Padre PioBirthday: 1887-05-25
Died: 1968-09-23
Birthplace: Italy
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.