Before joining UConn, he taught for almost twenty years at the University of Turin, as a full professor in European Modern History. He was born in Italy, and received his Ph.D from Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, as well as from École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris. Sergio Luzzatto is professor and the Emiliana Pasca Noether Chair in Modern Italian History. Nineteenth century and twentieth century Italian history Eighteenth century and nineteenth century French history Twentieth century Jewish studies. Ph.D École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France Ph.D Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
Granted unprecedented access to the Vatican archives, Luzzatto has also unearthed a letter from Padre Pio himself in which the monk asks for a secret delivery of carbolic acid - a discovery which helps explain why two successive popes regarded Padre Pio as a fraud, until pressure from Pio-worshipping pilgrims forced the Vatican to change its views.Emiliana Pasca Noether Chair in Modern Italian History
Neither a worshipful hagiography nor a sensationalist expose, Padre Pio is a nuanced examination of the persistence of mysticism in contemporary society and a striking analysis of the links between Catholicism and twentieth-century politics. Were they truly God-given? A psychosomatic response to extreme devotion? Or, perhaps, the self-inflicted wounds of a charlatan? Now acclaimed historian Sergio Luzzatto offers a pioneering investigation of this remarkable man and his followers. Most notable of all were his stigmata, which provoke heated controversy to this day.
His miraculous feats included the ability to fly and to be present in two places at once an apparition of Padre Pio in midair prevented Allied warplanes from dropping bombs on his hometown. His tomb is the most visited Catholic shrine anywhere, drawing more devotees than Lourdes. Padre Pio is one of the world’s most beloved holy figures, more popular in Italy than the Virgin Mary and even Jesus.
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