#St Pio

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Saint Padre Pio (C)

1887 - 1968

Feast Day: September 23

Patronage: Civil defense volunteers, Catholic adolescents

Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, was a Capuchin Catholic priest from Italy. He was born Francesco Forgione, and given the name Pius when he joined the Capuchins, thus he is popularly known as Padre Pio. He became famous for bearing the stigmata. He also had the gift of reading souls and the ability to bilocate, among other supernatural phenomena. On 16 June 2002, he was canonized by Pope John Paul II. 

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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SEPTEMBER Birthstone Rosary // St. Pio

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omggg you're so right both you and anon!! can't believe i forgot to submit ste catherine labouré and st vincent de paul!!!! more votes for them please!! (also i may be wrong but isn't st vincent de paul also incorruptible?)

i also want to vote for padre pio!

MORE VOTES ALL AROUND! ST CATHERINE LABOURE, ST VINCENT, AND PADRE PIO!!!

And yes, St Vincent de Paul is indeed an incorruptible! Pic of his body below the cut!

IIRC he is also wearing a wax mask because his face is a bit sunken in but otherwise he's pretty well preserved!

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"Never undertake any work or any action without first raising your mind to God and directing to him with a pure intention the action you are about to perform."

—St. Padre Pio, letter, 1914

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Happy Feast Day Saint Padre Pio  1887 - 1968 Feast Day: September 23 Patronage: Civil defense volunteers, Catholic adolescents

Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, was a Capuchin Catholic priest from Italy. He was born Francesco Forgione, and given the name Pius when he joined the Capuchins, thus he is popularly known as Padre Pio. He became famous for bearing the stigmata. He also had the gift of reading souls and the ability to bilocate, among other supernatural phenomena. On 16 June 2002, he was canonized by Pope John Paul II.  {website}

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SEPTEMBER Birthstone Rosary // St. Pio

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Última Santa Misa del Padre Pío… falleció pocas horas después…

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would pio from pietrelcina be qualifiable in one of the next brackets? my grandmother was very devoted to him so he's got a special place in my heart.

OF COURSE HE IS ONE OF THE MOST NOMINATED SAINTS!!!

in the pinned post on the blog page, in blue, there's a link to the Google doc where you can see all the saints submitted and their categories. in the tabs you can find the individual categories. they're listed based on rank. I plan on updating the doc later today.

you can also click here