Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1887-05-25
Deathday
1968-09-23
Place of Birth
Italy
Francesco Forgione
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.
