Padre Pio Medal Necklace- Stigmatist, Confessor, Intercessor

About Padre Pio

Padre Pio of Pietrelcina bore the wounds of Christ on his hands, feet, and side for fifty years. He spent up to eighteen hours a day in the confessional. He bilocated. He read the souls of penitents before they spoke a word. He was investigated by the Vatican, silenced, restricted, and eventually canonized. Through all of it he kept hearing confessions and bearing wounds that no medical examination could explain.

He died on September 23, 1968, in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy. The wounds he had carried since 1918 disappeared completely at the moment of his death, leaving no scars. He was 81 years old.

People seek Padre Pio's intercession for specific, serious things. Illness. A difficult confession long delayed. A family member who has left the faith. A moment of spiritual darkness so complete it feels permanent. He is not a general-purpose saint. He is the saint people turn to when they need someone who has already seen the worst of human suffering and stayed anyway.

Padre Pio's feast day is September 23 - the date of his death in 1968 and the day his wounds of fifty years disappeared without a trace.

The Padre Pio Medal

This medal depicts him in his Capuchin habit, holding a crucifix in both hands. His hands are gloved. That detail matters - Padre Pio wore fingerless gloves for decades to conceal the stigmata from public view, bearing wounds he considered a private gift rather than a public spectacle. His halo radiates behind him. The natural gold or silver of the metal forms the illustration itself - black ink is applied to the pendant surface and the metal shows through as the image. A shatterproof liquid glass coating seals the surface.

Personalization and Engraving

The optional engraving on the reverse is rendered in Tangerine cursive. Two lines, up to 20 characters each. People engrave his name, a date of personal significance, or words that carry the specific intention they are bringing to him. Padre Pio once said: "Pray, hope, and don't worry." At 20 characters per line, that fits.