stigmata of all five wounds of Christ. Photos of the stigmata of Padre Pio are available on the internet today. Multiple physicians examined his stigmata and were unable to identify a natural cause. X-rays of his hands, for example, were normal.
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'''Padre Pio''' was a Franciscan [[monk]] in Pietrelcina. He was born on May 25, 1887. Padre Pio was said to have a stigmata of the wounds of [[Christ]] for 50 years, but it disappeared 3 days before his death.<ref>''Padre Pio and the Stigmata''. 1 April 2007. <http://www.padrepio.com/app2.html></ref> Padre Pio died in 1968. He was canonized by [[Pope John Paul II]] in 2002.<ref>''Padre Pio - Miracle Worker''. 16 June 2002. 1 April 2007. <http://members.aol.com/goodyburk/padrepio.html></ref>
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'''Padre Pio''' (''Father Pio''), born '''Francesco Frocione''' (May 25, 1887 – September 23, 1968), canonized as '''Saint Pio of Pietrelcina''', was a Franciscan [[monk]] and priest, born in Pietrelcina. Padre Pio was said to have a [[stigmata]] of all five wounds of [[Christ]] for 50 years, but it disappeared 3 days before his death.<ref>''Padre Pio and the Stigmata''. 1 April 2007. <http://www.padrepio.com/app2.html></ref> Padre Pio died in 1968. He was canonized by [[Pope John Paul II]] in 2002.<ref>''Padre Pio - Miracle Worker''. 16 June 2002. 1 April 2007. <http://members.aol.com/goodyburk/padrepio.html></ref>
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Photos of the stigmata of Padre Pio are available on the internet today. Multiple physicians examined his stigmata and were unable to identify a natural cause. X-rays of his hands, for example, were normal.