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Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina

Catholic shrine in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
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Catholic shrine in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy

Saint Pio of Pietrelcina]] in [[San Giovanni Rotondo]], [[Province of Foggia]], [[Italy

The Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (), also called Shrine of Padre Pio or Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church, is a Catholic shrine in San Giovanni Rotondo, Province of Foggia, Italy, owned by the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and dedicated to the Italian Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic, widely known as Padre Pio.

Its surface area is 6,000 square meters and is located two kilometers from the town center. It houses the old church called the Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Grazie (Our Lady of Grace Capuchin Friary) and its attached convent where Saint Padre Pio lived and the new Chiesa San Pio or Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church right behind it.

Built in devotion to Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, the Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church can accommodate 6,500 people seated at worship, with standing room for 30,000 people outside. It was built from 1998 to 2004. The body of St. Padre Pio was moved to the sanctuary or newer church in 2010 and is placed in enclosed glass.{{Cite web|title=Sanctuary of San Giovanni Rotondo

Pope Benedict XVI visited the shrine to say mass at the Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church in June 2009.

Pope Francis visited the shrine in March 2018.

References

References

  1. (2018). "San Gionvanni Rotondo".
  2. Amelar, S. (2004–11). Against the profane, the commercial, and the mundane, Renzo Piano strives to create a spiritual pilgrimage site at the Church of Padre Pio. In ''Architectural Record, 195'', 184 – 192.
  3. Jonathan Glancey, [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2002/sep/30/architecture.artsfeatures "In the name of the padre: Renzo Piano, co-creator of the Pompidou Centre, has pulled off another masterpiece"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 30 September 2002.
  4. (2018-03-22). "Imitate St. Padre Pio’s life, pope says".
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