San Giovanni Rotondo

The life of Father Pio
- 1887 (May 25) born in Pietrelcina (Benevento).
- 1903 (January 6) he goes to Morcone (Benevento) to start his novitate at the Capuchins; (January 22) he dresses the dress of Capuchins and gets monk Pio of Pietreicina.
- 1904 (January 22) he gives his simple vows (January 25) and moves to S. Elia a Pianisi (Campobasso) to start the "rettorica".
- 1907 (January 27) he gives his solemn vows (end of October) in Serracapriola (Foggia) he starts to study the holy theology.
- 1908 (end of November) in Montefusco (Avellino) he continues the theology (December 19) he gets the minor orders of Benevento (December 21) he gets sub-deacon in the same town
- 1909 during the first months of the year in Pietrelcina, ill; (July 18) he gets the orders of deacon in the church of the Monastery of Morcone.
- 1910 (August 10) Priestly order in the Duomo of Benevento (August 14) tirst Mass in Pietrelcina, having during that year the "first apparitions of stigmata".
- 1911 (end of October) moves to Venafro, but his illness makes him stay in bed often. Unusual phenomenon happens (December 7) goes back to Pietrelcina.
- 1915 (February 25) For health reasons he gets a permission to continue to stay outside the Monastery, dressing the Capuchins dress. (November 6) He has to go to the Army (December 6) assigned to the 1 Oth Health Company of Napoli.
- 1916 (February 17) in Foggia in the Monastery of S. Anna (September 4) in S. Giovanni Rotondo; (December 18) he goes back to the military of Napoli. Receives permission to return until March 16 1918 reformed for "bronco-alveolite doppia".
- 1918 (August 5-7) He endures the "trasverberazione" of the heart; (September 20) he receives the visible stigmata.
- 1919 (May 15-16) Luigi Romanelii, fìrst doctor who visits Father Pio after the stigmata (July 26), relation of doctor Amico Bignami (October 9) medical examination of Giorgio Festa.
- 1922 (June 2) first precautions of the Holy Office.
- 1923 (May 31) The Holy Office after an inquiry declares the "non supernatural" of the facts given to Father Pio. (June 17) Other orders: Father Pio celebrates in the chapel of the Monastery without the public and cannot answer anymore to letters addressed to him or somebody else (June 26). Because of public revolt, Father Pio celebrates again in the church (August 8) Father Pio knows about the orders (dated July 30) to move to Ancona. (August 17) because of public ferment, he postpones the remotion..
- 1929 (January 3) in San Giovanni Rotondo the mother of Father Pio dies.
- 1931 (May 23) Father Pio loses any kind of spiritual exercises, he can celebrate the Mass in the chapel of the Monastery and only in private.
- 1933 (July 16) Father Pio goes back in the Church to celebrate the Mass.
- 1934 (March 25) Father Pio goes back to listen to the confessions of men (May 12) and women.
- 1946 (October 7) the father of Father Pio dies in S. Giovanni Rotondo.
- 1947 (May 19) start to level the ground for the building of the "House for the Relief of Suffering".
- 1955 (January 31) Ritual pulling down of the Monastery for the new church.
- 1956 (May 5) Inauguration of the "House for the Relief of Suffering".
- 1959 (July 1) Dedication of the new church.
- 1965 (February 17) Father Pio can continue to celebrate the Mass in Latin.
- 1966 (November 21) and can celebrate in public, being seated.
- 1968 (March 29) Father Pio starts to use a wheel-chair because cannot feel his legs anymore. (Sept. 22) At 5 o’clock pm his last Mass, at 6 o’clock pm his last public benediction in the church (Sept. 23) at 2.30 am, Father Pio, after having received the sacrament to the sick, dies serenely wìth the Holy Rosary in his hand and saying Gesù... Maria.
- 1999 (May 2) Father Pio gets blessed!
- 2002 (June 16) Pope John Paul II proclaim Father Pio Saint.