PADRE PIO DID NOT HAVE A SISTER CALLED "PHILOMENA"
Contrary to many reports I've heard and seen from internet searches, Padre Pio did have a sister called "Philomena". He had an older sister who perished as a baby, a few years before he was born, and she was named, "Amalia". Then he had three younger sisters, Felicita, Pellegrina and Graziella, who became a nun, and is pictured above. Yes, Padre Pio did have a huge devotion to Philomena, even going so far as to name her the Princess of Heaven . 1722 years ago today, on August 10th, St Philomena had her head sliced off because she refused to marry the Emperor Diocletian.
