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Francesco Forgione
Acting
- Born
- 1887-05-25
- Place of birth
- Italy
- Died
- 1968-09-23
Biography
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.
