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| San Giovanni Rotondo | ||
| region | Foggia | |
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| Residents | 27.172 (2018) | |
| height | 565 m | |
| Tourist info web | www.sangiovannirotondo.it | |
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San Giovanni Rotondo is a Italian City on the peninsula Gargano in the province of Foggia in the region Apulia. The place is the most visited Catholic pilgrimage site in Europe and after the Portuguese shrine of Mary of Fatima.
background
The name of the city is derived from John the Baptist (ital .: San Giovanni Battista), who is also the city's patron saint. It is reported that a statue of this saint was put up by the Lombards in a round temple on the site of the present-day city.
But the reason for today's pilgrimages is the one born on May 25, 1887 Padre Pio da Pietrelcina, whose real name was Francesco Forgione, who died in this city on September 23, 1968. He is Italy's most popular saint, he was canonized in 2002. It is reported from him that as early as 1918 he showed the wounds of Christ. In the following years he became famous as a faith healer and prophet.
At the beginning of March 2008, his body was exhumed and, after being preserved, put on display in a glass coffin. The opening of the coffin operated by the Capuchin monks also met with rejection because it was viewed as desecrating the grave.
getting there
By train
By bus
In the street
San Giovanni Rotondo is on the road from San Severo to Monte Sant'Angelo.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
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The main attraction of the place is the 1 church Santa Maria delle Grazie, which is the destination of several hundred thousand pilgrims every year. The remains of Padre Pio have been on display in a glass coffin since April 2008. The cell in which he lived can also be viewed.
In order to be able to accommodate the pilgrims, a New Padre Pio Church was built 2 Sanctuary of Padre Pio de Pietrelcina built.
- 3 Parrocchia San Giuseppe Artigiano, Piazza Europa, 1. Tel.: 39 882 456072.
- 4 Parrocchia San Leonardo Abate, Corso Regina Margherita. Tel.: 39 882 456706.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
The city has 120 hostels with around 9,000 beds.
- 1 Centro di Spiritualità Padre Pio (Padre Pio Spiritual Center), Via Anna Frank 18, 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo. Tel.: 39 882 418094, Email: [email protected]. Quiet hotel just 100 meters from the sanctuary of Padre Pio de Pietrelcina.
- 2 Hotel Gran Paradiso, Viale Aldo Moro, 125. Tel.: 39 882 454894.
- 3 Hotel Vittoria, Via Santa Vittoria, 4. Tel.: 39 882 452951, Email: [email protected].
- 4 Hotel Valle Rossa, Via San Filippo Neri, 28. Tel.: 39 882 457906.
security
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- https://www.comune.sangiovannirotondo.fg.it/retecivica2/it/ - Official website of San Giovanni Rotondo
