If you are interested in the life of Padre Pio, then a stop in Petrelcina is definitely worthwhile. This small town is where he was born and raise.
Here you can see the house where he grew up
Often overshadowed by the Our Lady of Grace shrine in San Giovanni Rotondo, nevertheless it is an interesting place to visit.
You can see the church where Padre Pio was baptized, the chapel of the Stigmata as well as the home where he grew up. There is daily Mass in the church each morning and several Masses on Sundays. It is a small town and a great place to just enjoy Italy without the hordes of tourists.
Padre Pio died in 1968, and when his body was exhumed in 2008, it was found to be in remarkably good condition, although it is not incorrupt. His body is now on display in the tomb inside the Church of Our Lady of Grace (Santa Maria delle Grazie). This church was completed during Padre Pio’s lifetime to accommodate the large numbers of pilgrims visiting here. Today there are estimated 7 million pilgrims each year who visit San Giovanni Rotondo.
His Feast Day is celebrated on September 23.
There is a new church, simply called the Padre Pio pilgrimage church, has been built behind Our Lady of Grace that can hold over 6,000 pilgrims.
Many Catholic tour groups include San Giovanni Rotondo in their itineraries so it should be easy to find one. They often combine visits here with Loreto and Lanciano which are both on the East coast of Italy.
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