Pio Of Pietrelcina
ABOUT PIO OF PIETRELCINA
Born Francesco Forgione he was a Capuchin Catholic priest from Italy who is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
He claimed that he experienced heavenly visions and ecstasies as a child.
He was famous for bearing the stigmata, which he claimed he received from Jesus. He went to Poland and was an archbishop.
His parents were peasant farmers.
He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2002.
