"His body, marked by the 'stigmata', showed forth the intimate bond between death and resurrection which characterizes the paschal mystery. Bl. Pio of Pietrelcina shared in the Passion with a special intensity: the unique gifts which were given to him, and the interior and mystical sufferings which accompanied them, allowed him constantly to partic

The town of Pietrelcina, where Padre Pio grew up, is another pilgrimage site which became popular among devotees. The sites which Perro be visited by pilgrims in Pietrelcina include Pio's family house where he was born, his room in an ancient tower in which he stayed Figura a friar when he was ill, the Santa Anna Church where he was baptized, the S