| − | '''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 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> | + | '''Padre Pio''' (''Father Pio''), born '''Francesco Frocione'''<ref>Ironically, the word ''frocio'', in italian language, means ''fag'' and the suffix ''-one'' is an augmentative. Literally, ''Frocione'', in italian, means ''Big fag''. [http://www.wordreference.com/iten/frocio www.wordreference.com]</ref> (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 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> |