On January 22nd, Francesco Forgione took the Franciscan habit and the name of Fra (Friar) Pio, in honor of Pope St. Pius I, whose relic is preserved in the Santa Anna Chapel in Pietrelcina.
After an year of novitiate, on January 22nd, 1904, he took the simple vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.
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