Padre Pio: The Stigmatist
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (768 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0895553554 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Renowned for the stigmata, which modern medical science could not explain, Padre Pio also possessed other unusual qualities, such as bilocation, celestial perfume, reading of hearts, miraculous cures, remarkable conversions, and prophetic insight. On September 20, 1918 he received the sacred wounds of Christ, the stigmata, which he bore the rest of his life. During the fifty-eight years he was a priest, his monastery at San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, became a mecca for pilgrims from all over the world. Peter's Basilica Square before a throng of 650,000 devotees of this famed 20th-century stigmatist. Padre Pio died on September 23, 1968, his funeral attended by over 100,000 people. Born Francesco Forgione on May 25, 1887 in the town of Pietrelcina in southeastern Italy, Padre Pio joined the Capuchin Order in 1903 and was ordained in 1910. Pope John Paul II beatified Padre Pio of Pietrelcina on Sunday, May 2, 1999 in St. Although he did not leave his monastery and was under obedience not to write or preach, this humble Capuchin monk became world famous for his piety, his counsel, and his miracles. His faithful followers now look forward with anticipation to his canonization."Remember that God is within us when we are in His grace, and outside of us when we are in sin." -Padre Pio. He was universally regarded as a saint in his own time
St Padre Pio Donna's kindle Excellent book on St Padre Pio. I especially enjoyed his letters. It offered insight into who this man truly was.. EB said Five Stars. I enjoy the book. Thanks. appears sensationalized Unfortunately, the author does not provide any footnotes in this work, so everything must be accepted at face value. Furthermore, the sections that I read seemed to be a little sensational and dramatized. I am inclined to instead recommend the biography by Bernard C. Ruffin, which seems more impartial and scholarly.
He afterwards toured the United States and gave sermons on St. He died during one of these tours on May 22, 1964, in Pennsylvania. Paul, Minnesota-based Radio Replies Press, through which they distributed thousands of Catholic books and pamphlets. Pio. Father Charles wrote the bulk of Padre Pio: The Stigmatist while living at San Giovanni Rotondo, visiting the saint. Father Charles
About the AuthorFather Charles Mortimer Carty worked with news radio and the press for twenty-four years in the twentieth century. He and Father Leslie Rumble of Australia founded the St. Pio. He afterwards toured the United States and gave sermons on St. Paul, Minnesota-based Radio Replies Press, through which they distributed thousands of Catholic books and pamphlets. Father Charles wrote the bulk of Padre Pio: The Stigmatist while living at San Giovanni Rotondo, visiting the saint. He died during one of these tours on May 22, 1964, in Pennsylvania