Historia de san pio de pietrelcina biography

He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church , celebrated on 23 September.

Padre pio last words

Pio joined the Capuchins at fifteen and spent most of his religious life in the convent of San Giovanni Rotondo. He was marked by stigmata in , leading to several investigations by the Holy See. Despite temporary sanctions imposed by the Vatican, his reputation kept increasing during his life, attracting many followers to San Giovanni Rotondo.

After his death, his devotion continued to spread among believers all over the world. His relics are exposed in the sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina , next to the convent of San Giovanni Rotondo, now a major pilgrimage site. He had an older brother, Michele, and three younger sisters, Felicita, Pellegrina, and Grazia who was later to become a Bridgettine nun.

He stated that by the time he was five years old, he had already made the decision to dedicate his entire life to God. Pietrelcina was a town where feast days of saints were celebrated throughout the year, and the Forgione family was deeply religious. They attended Mass daily, prayed the Rosary nightly, and abstained from meat three days a week in honour of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.

According to the diary of Father Agostino da San Marco who was later his spiritual director in San Marco in Lamis , the young Francesco was afflicted with a number of illnesses. At six he suffered from severe gastroenteritis. At ten he caught typhoid fever. As a youth, Francesco reported that he had experienced heavenly visions and ecstasies.

When Francesco expressed his desire to his parents, they made a trip to Morcone , a community 13 miles 21 km north of Pietrelcina, to find out if their son was eligible to enter the Order.