Yes, St. Francis is thought to be the first saint to receive the stigmata. He received it in 1224, two years before he died.
St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) was the first recorded case of stigmata.
Padre Pio of Pietrelcina was the first priest to receive the stigmata.
The first recorded stigmatic priest was St. Francis of Assisi, who lived in the 12th and 13th centuries. He is said to have received the stigmata, or marks resembling the wounds of Christ, which caused bleeding and pain, in 1224.
Francis is known for his work among the poor, for his attempts to reform the Catholic Church, for his love of all nature and for his stigmata. He is also noted for his founding of the Friars Minor which later became known as the Franciscans.
St. Francis of Assisi
The first nativity was made by St Francis of Assisi
Saint Padre Pio was the first and, to date, only priest to receive the stigmata.
Saint Francis of Assisi - At Greccio near Assisi, around 1220, Francis celebrated Christmas by setting up the first known presepio or creche (Nativity scene). He used actual people and live animals to portray the figures.
St. Francis of Assisi presented her with her first habilt.
.Catholic AnswerSt. Clare of Assisi, was the co-founder, along with St. Francis of Assisi, of the Poor Clares - the female branch of the Franciscans, and their first abbess.
While praying before a cross, Padre Pio received the stigmata September 20, 1918, the first priest ever to be so blessed.
In Assisi Italy. That is why he is called St. Francis of Assisi. The city of Assisi is a hill top town and there is a church located to honor him and in the basement is the grave of St. Francis. A very sacred place. Cars aren’t allowed in the city so to get into it you walk in and there are three levels to it. I never got beyond the first level and it’s cobbled streets.