Pio da Pietrelcina
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Pio da Pietrelcina was an Italian Capuchin friar and mystic, widely venerated in the Catholic Church for his reported stigmata, miracles, and intense devotion to prayer and confession.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pio da Pietrelcina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5943019 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pio da Pietrelcina Context triple: [Padre Pio, alsoKnownAs, Pio da Pietrelcina]
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A.
Pietro
Pietro is the Italian given name equivalent to "Peter," commonly used in Italy and among Italian-speaking communities.
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B.
Lorenzo
Lorenzo is a masculine given name of Italian origin, historically borne by notable figures such as the Renaissance humanist Lorenzo Valla.
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C.
Niccolò di Pitigliano
Niccolò di Pitigliano was an Italian condottiero and nobleman of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, noted for leading Venetian forces during the Italian Wars.
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D.
Francesco
Francesco is the birth name of Frank Capra, the renowned Italian-American film director known for classic Hollywood movies such as "It's a Wonderful Life."
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E.
Niccolò
Niccolò is an Italian given name most famously borne by the Renaissance political philosopher and writer Niccolò Machiavelli.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pio da Pietrelcina Target entity description: Pio da Pietrelcina was an Italian Capuchin friar and mystic, widely venerated in the Catholic Church for his reported stigmata, miracles, and intense devotion to prayer and confession.
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A.
Pietro
Pietro is the Italian given name equivalent to "Peter," commonly used in Italy and among Italian-speaking communities.
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B.
Lorenzo
Lorenzo is a masculine given name of Italian origin, historically borne by notable figures such as the Renaissance humanist Lorenzo Valla.
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C.
Niccolò di Pitigliano
Niccolò di Pitigliano was an Italian condottiero and nobleman of the late 15th and early 16th centuries, noted for leading Venetian forces during the Italian Wars.
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D.
Francesco
Francesco is the birth name of Frank Capra, the renowned Italian-American film director known for classic Hollywood movies such as "It's a Wonderful Life."
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E.
Niccolò
Niccolò is an Italian given name most famously borne by the Renaissance political philosopher and writer Niccolò Machiavelli.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Capuchin friar
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Catholic priest ⓘ human ⓘ mystic ⓘ saint ⓘ stigmatic ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Padre Pio
ⓘ
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina ⓘ
linked to:
Padre Pio
|
| associatedWith |
Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza
ⓘ
San Giovanni Rotondo hospital complex ⓘ
linked to:
San Giovanni Rotondo
|
| baptismDate | 1887-05-26 ⓘ |
| beatificationDate | 1999-05-02 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1887-05-25 ⓘ |
| birthName | Francesco Forgione ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Pietrelcina, Benevento, Italy ⓘ |
| canonizationDate | 2002-06-16 ⓘ |
| canonizedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Italy ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1968-09-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
San Giovanni Rotondo
|
| devotionalPractice |
Eucharistic adoration
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frequent confession ⓘ recitation of the Rosary ⓘ |
| feastDay | September 23 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Francesco ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
friar
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mystic ⓘ spiritual director ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Italian ⓘ |
| majorShrine | San Giovanni Rotondo ⓘ |
| memberOf | Order of Friars Minor Capuchin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bilocation reports
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devotion to prayer ⓘ hearing confessions ⓘ miracles ⓘ spiritual direction ⓘ stigmata ⓘ |
| ordainedAs | priest ⓘ |
| ordinationDate | 1910-08-10 ⓘ |
| patronage |
Pietrelcina
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adolescents ⓘ civil defense volunteers ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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linked to:
San Giovanni Rotondo
|
| religion |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| religiousName | Pio ⓘ |
| religiousOrder |
Capuchins
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linked to:
Capuchin
|
| stigmataReported | 1918-09-20 ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
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