Francesco Forgione: (see below, ref. Wikipedia)

Padre Pio, also known as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, O.F.M. Cap., was a friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic, now venerated as a saint of the Catholic church.

Born Francesco Forgione

, he was given the name of Pius when he joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.

Born: May 25, 1887 · Pietrelcina, Italy
Died: Sep 23, 1968 · San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy Nationality: Italian Parents: Grazio Mario Forgione (Father) · Maria Giuseppa Di Nunzio Forgione (Mother) Siblings: Francesco Forgione (Brother) · Grazia Forgione (Sister) · Pellegrina Forgione (Sister) · Felicita Forgione (Sister) Timeline 1903:On January 6, 1903, at the age of 15, he entered the novitiate of the Capuchin friars at Morcone. 1910:In 1910, Pio was subsequently ordained a priest by Archbishop Paolo Schinosi at the Cathedral of Benevento. 1918:On September 20, 1918, while hearing confessions, Padre Pio had his first occurrence of the stigmata: bodily marks, pain, and bleeding in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ. 1933:By 1933, the tide began to turn, with Pope Pius XI ordering the Holy See to reverse its ban on Padre Pio’s public celebration of Mass. 1968:Padre Pio died in 1968 at the age of 81.