[Mike Fieschko]

Wasn't that the guy who bled from his palms?

Padre Pio is the only priest to have received the stigmata. All others who received them were either of the laity, brothers (such as St Francis), or religious women.

[LarryLied]

Padre Pio is the only priest to have received the stigmata. All others who received them were either of the laity, brothers (such as St Francis), or religious women.

Not being Catholic, I just assumed St Francis was a priest. How does a brother differ from a priest? What are the criteria for being either?