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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 | + | '''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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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.[1] Padre Pio died in 1968. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002.[2]
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.
References
- ↑ Padre Pio and the Stigmata. 1 April 2007. <http://www.padrepio.com/app2.html>
- ↑ Padre Pio - Miracle Worker. 16 June 2002. 1 April 2007. <http://members.aol.com/goodyburk/padrepio.html>