San Giovanni Rotondo is the name of a town and comune in the province of Foggia and region of Apulia, in southern Italy.
The Church-Shrine of Saint Mary of Graces and the Convent of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina
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
San Giovanni Rotondo
…Giovanni Rotondo is the name of a town and comune in the province of Foggia and region of Apulia, in southern Italy. San Giovanni Rotondo was the home of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina from 28 July 1916 until his death on 23 September 1968. The Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church was built in devotion to the saint and dedicated on 1 July 2004…
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