Padre Pio

Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic

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Lived 1887–1968, aged 81Italy

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Rank in Italy
#26
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Era
1887–1968
Aged 81

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Updated 2026-05-29

Italian Capuchin friar whose stigmata—the spontaneous appearance of Christ's wounds on his body—drew pilgrims and made him one of the 20th century's most visited spiritual figures. Canonized in 2002.

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Pio of Pietrelcina, widely known as Padre Pio was an Italian friar of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, priest, stigmatist and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, and his feast day is celebrated on 23 September.

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