Monday, October 24
Heretofore Unknown Fact About Padre Pio's Life
I'm sure you all know about this:
(Next week: The Hardy Boys Meet Simeon the Stylite).
Among the most remarkable of the documented cases of bilocation was the Padre's appearance in the air over San Giovanni Rotondo during World War II. While southern Italy remained in Nazi hands American bombers were given the job of attacking the city of San Giovanni Rotondo. However, when they appeared over the city and prepared to unload their munitions a brown-robed friar appeared before their aircraft. All attempts to release the bombs failed. In this way Padre Pio kept his promise to the citizens that their town would be spared. Later on, when an American airbase was established at Foggia a few miles away, one of the pilots of this incident visited the friary and found to his surprise the little friar he had seen in the air that day over San Giovanni.But did you know that Padre Pio also makes a guest appearance in quite the same fashion in the Nancy Drew series?
(Next week: The Hardy Boys Meet Simeon the Stylite).
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