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St Pio, known to his followers as Padre Pio, lived from 1887 to 1968 and bore the wounds of the stigmata for exactly fifty years.

Padre Pio, canonized by Pope John Paul II is the most revered and controversial saint in the Catholic Church. Stigmata is only one of his mysteries.

Popular Catholic Saint, Padre Pio, is credited not only with miraculous healing, but a whole array of psychic power.

For centuries, so-called "stigmatics" have amazed believers with their miraculous wounds, but skeptical analysis points to fraud.

For many centuries the Catholic Church has witnessed a phenomenon called "incorruptible bodies." These are preserved bodies found after death without decomposition .

Through their devoted and humble lives, Catholic saints offer inspiration and spiritual guidance for believers.

Southern Italy: Information and statistics on St Nicholas' bones, Greek-speaking communities, tarantulism dances, massacres, pasta, Europe's first cat & Roman bronzes

Saints who bore the Stigmata had wounds in their feet, hands and side - corresponding to the wounds of Christ on the Cross.

Whether overly devotional or true of heart, stigmata dates back to 1224 with Saint Francis of Asisi. For believers, the five signs of stigmata are of the Crucified Christ

Catholic Saints with the Gift of Tongues were able to speak in their native tongue to crowds of people from many countries - all of whom understood them.

Eventually named the Great Teutonic Philosopher, Jacob Boehme was a simple shoemaker who became one of the greatest mystics the world has known.

The Patron Saint of Priests who barely made it through the seminary!

Prophecy in the lives of the Catholic Saints was usually related on a personal level regarding the lives of individual people, rather than world events.

Holy Saints who emitted the Odors of Sanctity are said to have emitted the aroma of virtue.

Uneducated saints were able to explain deep mysteries of the Catholic faith and this is called mystical knowledge.

Bilocation has been reported in the lives of many saints by many credible sources throughout time.

Not as well known to Catholics as some other miraculous events, the Transverberation is a spiritual wounding of the heart.

According to Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, there are 30 steps in the practice of the Holy Mass.