St.

Padre Pio
CHRISTIAN COLAFELLA
Childhood

 Padre Pio was born as Francisco in Pietrelcina, Italy

 He was very sickly through his childhood
 He had very religious parents, along with four siblings
 Two of his siblings died during infancy
 He served as an altar boy at the local parish
 At the young age of 5 he decided to dedicate his life
to religious purposes
WHAT WAS ST. PIO'S ORGINAL NAME?
 A) FRANCESCO
 B) ANTONIO
 C) JOHN
 D) FRANCISCO
WHERE WAS HE BORN?

 A) FRANCISCO, ITALY
 B) VENICE, ITALY
 C) PITTSBURGH, PA
 D) PIETRELCINA, ITALY
TRUE OR FALSE

 PADRE PIO WAS HEALTHY AS A CHILD.

 TRUE/FALSE
Teenage Years

 As a teenager, Francisco had little education

 His parents were poor peasant farmers, who constantly needed his
help
 He quickly fell behind the other kids his age
 When Francisco wanted to join a community of monks, he was
denied because of his young age and lack of education
 His father moved to the US to support Franciso's occupation and
pay for a private tutor
 He then joined the Capuchin friars at Morcone at 15
Brother Pio

 Fancisco took the name Pio after Pope Pius I

 Many of the other monks noticed his abilities
during prayer
 He was able to levitate and speak directly to
angels, Mary, and Jesus himself
 He became very ill and was able to return
home when he was 17
 He continued to study in order to become a
priest
 In 1910 he became a priest, but remained at
home due to illness
TRUE OR FALSE

 PADRE PIO WAS ILL BUT CONTINUED TO STUDY TO BECOME A PRIEST.

 TRUE/FALSE
WWI

 When WWI started,

Brother Pio was eager
to leave the small
community of monks
he resided in
 He left and enlisted in
medical support
 He was constantly
sent home due to
illness until he was
dismissed in March of
1916
Stigmata

 In the same year, he was hearing confessions when he felt pain

in his hands and feet
 He noticed the wounds of Christ on each of his hands and feet
 The wounds were impossible for doctors to explain due to the
perfect shape
 The experience was incredibly painful
 This caused a rise in popularity
 The Church restricted his ability to say mass until an
investigation was completed
 His condition was proven to be not self-inflicted and the
Church once more let him act as a priest
Popularity

 He saw thousands from all around

the globe
 Pope Pius XI encouraged people to
see him
 He was uncomfortable with his
popularity
 Began once more to attribute
supernatural occurrences
Padre Pio

 Was internationally famous and was known for his charity and
kindness
 Used his popularity to open a state of the art hospital
 Developed cancer in his later years, which was miraculously cured
after only two treatments
 He died on Sept. 23, 1968
 Funeral was attended by over 100,000 people
Padre Pio served in WWI

 True/False
His wounds were unexplainable
due to....
 A) Glowing effect
 B) Cured anyone he touched
 C) Perfectly round shape
 D) He could teleport
St. Padre Pio was said to be able to
levitate
 True/False
Padre Pio died of Cancer

 True/Flase
Padre Pio could ________during
prayer
 A) Speak to angels
 B) Levitate
 C) Speak to Mary
 D) Speak to Jesus
 E) All of the above
Pope Pius XI encouraged people
around the world to meet with him
 True/False