Category:Saint Pio of Pietrelcina

Saint Pio of Pietrelcina - Saint Padre Pio - Confessor Born: May 25, 1887 in Pietrelcina, Italy Died: September 23, 1968 (aged 81) in San Giovanni Rotondo Honored in: Roman Catholic Church Beatified: May 2, 1999, Rome, Italy by Pope John Paul II Canonized: June 16, 2002, Rome, Italy by Pope John Paul II Major shrine: San Giovanni Rotondo (where he lived and is now buried) Feast: September 23 Patronage: civil defense volunteers, Catholic adolescents,