Feast Day · September 23
Padre Pio
Patron ofCivil Defense Volunteers, Stress Relief, Adolescents
SituationsIllness, Spiritual Warfare, Stress
ProfessionsCivil Defense Workers
Life
Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina was an Italian Capuchin friar who bore the stigmata for fifty years. Born Francesco Forgione in 1887, he experienced mystical phenomena including bilocation, healing, and the ability to read souls. His Masses drew enormous crowds and he spent hours each day hearing confessions. He founded the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza hospital.
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