Pio, of Pietrelcina, Saint, 1887-1968 (Personal Name)

Crèpas, A. Il frate che lesse centomila letter d'amore, 1945.

Cath. almanac, 1979, p. 403 (Pio, Padre (Francesco Forgione) (1887-1968))

New Cath. encyc., 1967, v. 13, p. 712 (Padre Pio)

Encyc. Brit., 1977 v. IX, p. 570 (Padre Pio (Francesco Forgione))

Cath. period. & lit. index, 1973-74 (Pio da Pietrelcina, O.F.M.Cap., 1887-1968)

Contessa, F. Padre Pio--Venerable--December 18, 1997; Blessed--May 2, 1999, c1999.

Phone call to National Centre for Saint Pio, Oct. 29, 2002 (Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, official name; Saint Pio, Saint Padre Pio, popular names)

All Catholic Books WWW home page, Oct. 29, 2002 (St. Padre Pio, St. Pio of Pietrelcina)

Padre Pio Foundation of America WWW home page, Oct. 29, 2002 (On June 16, 2002, Pope John Paul II proclaimed Padre Pio, Saint Pio of Pietrelcina)

Convento Padre Pio WWW home page, Oct. 29, 2002 (San Pio de Pietrelcina)

Santo Pio da Pietrelcina WWW home page, Oct. 29, 2002 (Santo Pio di Pietrelcina)

Padre Pio Homeschool WWW home page, Oct. 29, 2002 (Saint Padre Pio da Pietrelcina, Saint Padre Pio Academy)

New York Times, June 17, 2002 (Padre Pio--now officially St. Pio de Pietrelcina, for his birthplace)

Ān̲ma val̲ikāṭṭi pun̲ita tantai Piyō, 2004: p. 10 (Pirān̲ciskō Pōrjiyōn̲i)

Catholic Online WWW home page, Nov. 19, 2014 (St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio); b. May 25, 1887, Pietrelcina; d. Sept. 23, 1968)