Padre Pio
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Pio of Pietrelcina, widely known as Padre Pio was an Italian friar of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, priest, stigmatist and mystic. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, and his feas
Official portrait photograph of Padre Pio, c. 1947
Church-shrine (Padre Pio's own church), San Giovanni Rotondo
Padre Pio's monastery cell, San Giovanni Rotondo
Image of Our Lady of Graces, San Giovanni Rotondo
San Giovanni Rotondo
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San Giovanni Rotondo is the name of a town and comune in the province of Foggia and region of Apulia, in southern Italy.
Padre Pio
…Church, and his feast day is celebrated on 23 September. Francesco joined the Capuchins at 15, and spent most of his religious life in the monastery of San Giovanni Rotondo. As Padre Pio, he was known throughout his life for numerous instances of supernatural phenomena, most notably stigmata—wounds like those of Jesus…
The Church-Shrine of Saint Mary of Graces and the Convent of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina