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Padre Pio is canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.

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Padre Pio

20th-century Italian saint, priest, stigmatist and mystic (1887–1968)

Pio of Pietrelcina, widely known as Padre Pio, Latin: Pater Pius, was an Italian Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, celebrated on 23 September.
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June 16

Day of the year

June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 198 days remain until the end of the year.
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