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What is Pio's full saintly title?

  • St. Pio of Pietrelcina

  • St. Pio of Forgione

  • St. Francesco Pio

  • St. Pio of Rotondo

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St. Pio of Pietrelcina is the full saintly title of Padre Pio. He was an Italian priest and friar who lived from 1887 to 1968. He was a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and was known for his stigmata, which were wounds that resembled the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ. He was canonized as a saint by Pope John Paul II in 2002.
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