Pio of Pietrelcina
Padre Pio, also known as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (; 25 May 188723 September 1968), was an Italian friar, priest, stigmatist and mystic, now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Born Francesco Forgione, he was given the name of Pius () when he joined the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.