Reports of levitation
Padre Pio is one of the Church’s most well-known and beloved saints. He was born Francesco Forgione, on May 25, 1887, in Pietrelcina, Italy, to peasant farmers. As a child he was very religious and he decided to dedicate his life to God aged five. At 15, he entered the novitiate of the Capuchin Friars at Morcone and took the name of Pio in honour of Pope Pius I. He struggled with ill health but continued to study for the priesthood. When he was ordained in 1910 he was allowed to stay at home due to his sickness.
