Francesco Forgione

Francesco Forgione

Known For: Acting

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: May 25, 1887

Day of Death: September 23, 1968 (81 years old)

Place of Birth: Italy

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.