BORN MAY25, 1887 - DIED SEPTEMBER23, 1968

THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN MORE THAN 40 YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH.

PADRE PIO ALSO HAD VISIBLE STIGMATA FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS OF HIS LIFE.

CANONIZED TO SAINTHOOD BY POPE JOHN PAUL II, IN JUNE 2002.

A MUST READ: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pio_of_Pietrelcina