Birthdate: May 25, 1887
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Pietrelcina, Italy
Died: September 23, 1968
Padre Pio, an Italian Capuchin friar and priest, spent much of his religious life at the San Giovanni Rotondo convent. He became known for experiencing stigmata in 1918, which prompted investigations by the Holy See. Despite facing initial sanctions, his reputation flourished, drawing a large following. Pio established the Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, a hospital near the convent. After his passing, devotion to him spread globally, resulting in his beatification and canonization by Pope John Paul II.
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