Padre Pio the Stigmatist [Paperback]

Charles Mortimer Carty (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2009

Famous for the stigmata, Padre Pio (d. 1968) possessed many other miraculous gifts. Describes his reading of hearts, conversions, celestial perfume, prophetic insight, bilocation, cures, etc. 120 fascinating pictures. An all-time favorite of our customers! 368 pgs, PB

Product Details

• Paperback: 311 pages
• Publisher: TAN Books and Publishers (May 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895553554
• ISBN-13: 978-0895553553
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #457,800 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #99 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Monasticism

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Content, December 16, 1998

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This review is from: Padre Pio the Stigmatist (Paperback)

If you are looking for specific information about Padre Pio, such as miracle healings attributed to him, this is the book for you. Each chapter covers a different topic. One deals exclusively with the healings, another contains spritual advice he gave to people and another lists bilocations. It doesn't read like a chronological biography with all of these events mixed together. Overall, I found this to be one of the better books I've read on Padre Pio.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars **An Extraordinary Story About a Saint of Our Time**, November 5, 2002

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annie "grannieannie" (Mid-MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Padre Pio the Stigmatist (Paperback)

Padre Pio was canonized St. Pio of Pietrelcina on June 16, 2002. There are many books written about him, and this is one of the best and most complete. He was a Capuchin friar born in southern Italy in 1887 and died in 1968. He bore the stigmata, the wounds of Christ, for 50 years. He also possessed other unusual qualities, such as bilocation, odor of perfume, the reading of hearts, miraculous cures, remarkable conversions and prophetic insight. Because of his ability to read hearts many people sought to confess their sins to him. Although he heard confessions for 12 to 14 hours a day, it was necessary to register 10 days in advance because so many people desired his spiritual direction.

I highly recommend this book and also "Stories of Padre Pio" by Madame Katharina Tangari.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an Excellent Book, January 9, 2011

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This review is from: Padre Pio the Stigmatist (Paperback)

To be honest I didn't think I'd find another really good book on Saint Padre Pio. I figured Padre Pio: The True Story couldn't be topped, but this book which is older is perhaps a nice counterpart with Ruffin's biography. Whereas this book is not as detailed on the biography parts of the book it is more detailed on the miraculous aspects of Padre Pio. It gives some detailed acounts of cures, miracles and conversions. Often times giving the names and dates of the people involved. It has detailed accounts of his medical reports as well as discussing his ability to bilocate. It even has a whole chapter on Padre Pio's spiritual maxims and another on letters to his spiritual children. I have no doubt to the authenticity of Padre Pio's holiness and his works which were done by the grace of God. Skeptics who try to say that St. Pio's wounds were faked and that he was a fraud don't know what they are talking about. Padre Pio after working a miracle would always direct the the cured person to God instead of himself. He would tell them to thank God and not him. This is an excellent book and recommend it for any Padre Pio fan.