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Francesco Forgione
May 25 1887 – September 23 1968- Place of birth: Italy
- Gender: Male
- Also known as: Padre Pio, Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, Pio da Pietrelcina
Francesco Forgione, OFMCap, better known as Padre Pio and as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, was an Italian Franciscan Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, celebrated on 23 September.
