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The prayer groups kept growing during Padre Pio's life and after his death. In 1968 at Padre Pio's death, there were around 700 groups, with 68,000 members in 15 countries. [ 145 ] In 2013, there were approximately 3,300 registered groups in 60 countries, with about 75% of those groups based in Italy and 25% outside of Italy, mainly in France ...
Giuseppe "Pino" Puglisi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpiːno puʎˈʎiːzi], Sicilian: [pʊɟˈɟiːsɪ]; 15 September 1937 – 15 September 1993) was a Roman Catholic priest in the rough Palermo neighbourhood of Brancaccio.
The first document dedicated to a Palmarian Papal canonisation proclaimed by the Palmarian Church was that of Padre Pio in the Tenth Document of Pope Gregory XVII on 12 September 1978. [155] [76] Many more canonisations have taken place since, particularly between 1978 and 1980, mostly within the Papal documents of Pope Gregory XVII. [76]
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.
Gargani made first contact with the friar at the beginning of August 1916 via letter which began several decades of friendship and correspondence that lasted until Pio's death in 1968. The first letter Pio wrote to her was dated 26 August 1916. [3] Pio became a spiritual guide for Gargani as well as a source of moral support.
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Pio Bruno Pancrazio Lanteri, or simply Bruno Lanteri (12 May 1759 – 5 August 1830), was a Catholic priest and founder of the religious congregation of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia in northwestern Italy in the early 19th century.
On September 23, 2013, the feast day of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, the main parish church was dedicated to God by Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales. Present at the dedication was Ermelindo di Capua, the only surviving Italian Capuchin priest who worked closely with and took care of Padre Pio for three years before Pio's death. Capua (d.