Padre Pio-The Stigmatist Chester Croker with an introduction by Terri

with an introduction by Terri Windling and cover art by Virginia Lee

As he embarks on a series of thrilling escapades

and my confidence is slowly but surely growing

Then I write them down in a way that I hope will communicate something to others

relinquished his entire legacy of 800 paintings to the powerful

Padre Pio-The Stigmatist Chester Croker with an introduction by TerriPadre Pio died on September 23, 1968, his funeral attended by over 100,000 people. During the fifty eight years he was a priest, his monastery at San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, became a mecca for pilgrims from all over the world. Born Francesco Forgione on May 25, 1887 in the town of Pietrelcina in southeastern Italy, Padre Pio joined the Capuchin Order in 1903 and was ordained in 1910. On September 20, 1918 he received the sacred wounds of Christ, the