Francesco Forgione
Personal information
- Known for
- Acting
- Known credits
- 1
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- May 25, 1887
- Died
- September 23, 1968
- Place of birth
- Italy
- Also known as
- Padre PioSaint Pio of PietrelcinaPio da Pietrelcina
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.
