A selection of religious items depicting Saint Pio of Pietrelcina, on display at a market stall
The Giovanni Paolo II Outpatient Clinic at the “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza” hospital on Via Padre Pio
The entrance to the Giovanni Paolo II Health Centre on Viale Padre Pio, which opened in 2002, with the statue of Pope Karol Wojtyla on the left
The metal covering of the leafy pavement on Viale Padre Pio
The little white ‘Dotto Trains’ pilgrim train that takes tourists on a tour of the town of San Pio
On the left, a column topped by a cross; in the background, the “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza IRCCS” hospital in Piazzale Santa Maria delle Grazie
The steps of the Monumental Way of the Cross, made of bronze and granite, created by the Sicilian sculptor Francesco Messina and unveiled in 1971
Madonna and Child, sculpted by the artist Francesco Messina along the route of the Monumental Way of the Cross
The Carrara marble statue of the Madonna and Child on the steps of the Monumental Way of the Cross, by Francesco Messina
Francesco Messina’s Monumental Way of the Cross, a route comprising 152 steps, set within the Buon Pastore Park, on the slopes of Monte Castellana
The eighth station of the Monumental Way of the Cross, by Francesco Messina, depicting Jesus meeting the devout women in the Buon Pastore pine forest
The seventh station of the Monumental Way of the Cross in Buon Pastore Park, sculpted by Francesco Messina, depicting Jesus falling for the second time
The altar at the top of the Via Crucis steps and the sculpture of the Risen Christ
The bronze statue of the Risen Christ, situated at the top of the Via Crucis steps, created by the sculptor Francesco Messina
A column in Piazzale Santa Maria delle Grazie
A column with a metal crucifix and the façade of the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
The façade of the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, designed by the architect Giuseppe Gentile in 1956, with the old chapel dating from 1540 on the left
The bells and the clock on the exterior façade of the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
The statue of the Virgin Mary on the façade of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie
The central nave of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, with the large mosaic of the Madonna in the background
St Pius carrying the cross at one of the stations of the Way of the Cross, in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
A bronze bas-relief in the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, depicting Padre Pio holding a little lamb in his arms
A painting of the second station of the Way of the Cross, depicting Jesus falling from the cross for the second time, inside the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie
The crypt of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, where the faithful gather to pray before the tomb of Saint Pio
The former tomb of Saint Pio, in the crypt of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, set in a monolithic block of green Labrador granite weighing 300 kg
Public display of the body of Saint Pio, laid out in a glass case in the crypt of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, which took place in 2009
The 2009 public display of the body of Saint Pio, in the crypt of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, placed in a glass case
The face of Saint Pio, covered by a silicone mask modelled on his features, exhibited in 2009 in the crypt of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie
St Pius’s humble cell No. 5, where the saint lived until his death, within the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie
A tree-lined ramp for disabled people leading to the churchyard of the Church of San Pio, and to the left, a small square with a statue of the saint
Statue of Saint Pio in the churchyard of Saint John Paul II, surrounded by numerous votive candles
The new church dedicated to Saint Pio, designed by Renzo Piano, and the vast churchyard with its olive trees, dedicated to Pope John Paul II
One of the 24 olive trees in the churchyard of the new Church of San Pio, symbolising the Garden of Gethsemane
The trapezoidal basins that carry water to the octagonal baptismal font, situated to the side of the churchyard of the Church of San Pio
The olive trees and water basins that adorn the large churchyard of the new Church of San Pio, designed by Renzo Piano
The new Church of St Pius, with its shell-like shape, designed by architect Renzo Piano and inaugurated in July 2004
The southern parapet of the churchyard of the Church of San Pio and the large stone cross made of Apricena stone
One of the eight eagles in flight, carved from Apricena stone by Mario Rossello, situated in the churchyard of the Church of Padre Pio
The horizontal bell tower of the new Church of San Pio, constructed by the Pontifical Marinelli Foundry in Agnone
One of the bells of the new Church of San Pio, cast by the Pontifical Marinelli Foundry in Agnone
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Fotografie di Leonardo Bellotti
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