Padre Pio
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Padre Pio (Father Pio), born Francesco Frocione[1] (May 25, 1887 â 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. [2] Padre Pio died in 1968. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002.[3]
References
- â Ironically, the word frocio, in italian language, means fag and the suffix -one is an augmentative. Literally, Frocione, in italian, means Big fag. www.wordreference.com
- â Padre Pio and the Stigmata. 1 April 2007. <http://www.padrepio.com/app2.html>
- â Padre Pio - Miracle Worker. 16 June 2002. 1 April 2007. <http://members.aol.com/goodyburk/padrepio.html>