Christian feast day: Padre Pio

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.