San Giovanni Rotondo

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San Giovanni Rotondo is an Italian town in Apulia best known as a major Catholic pilgrimage site associated with Saint Padre Pio and his sanctuary.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
associatedWithSaint Padre Pio
continent Europe
country Italy
governedAs comune
hasAreaCode +39 0882
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasDemographics predominantly Italian population
hasEconomicActivity hospital services
religious tourism
small-scale commerce
hasHospital Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza
hasMunicipalStatusSince 19th century
hasOfficialLanguage Italian
hasPatronSaint Saint John the Baptist
linked to: John the Baptist

Saint Joseph
hasPlaceOfWorship Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie
Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
new Padre Pio church designed by Renzo Piano
hasPostalCode 71013
hasTouristAttraction Padre Pio museum
Padre Pio’s tomb
Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) on the hill
hasTransport bus connections to Foggia
regional road links across Gargano
hospitalFoundedBy Padre Pio
locatedAtElevation about 565 meters above sea level
locatedIn Apulia
Province of Foggia
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Foggia
Manfredonia
Monte Sant’Angelo
locatedOn Gargano promontory
linked to: Gargano Peninsula
namedAfter Saint John the Baptist
linked to: John the Baptist
notableFor Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
association with Padre Pio
partOf southern Italy
linked to: Southern Italy
pilgrimageDestinationFor Roman Catholics
linked to: Roman Catholicism
pilgrimVisitorsPerYear millions of pilgrims
primaryReligion Roman Catholicism
province Foggia
region Apulia
religiousOrderPresent Capuchin friars
religiousSignificance major Catholic pilgrimage site

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Padre Pio majorShrine San Giovanni Rotondo
Padre Pio associatedWith San Giovanni Rotondo
Padre Pio burialPlace San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
linked to: San Giovanni Rotondo
Province of Foggia contains San Giovanni Rotondo
Gargano Peninsula hasTown San Giovanni Rotondo
Pio da Pietrelcina deathPlace San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
linked to: San Giovanni Rotondo
Pio da Pietrelcina placeOfBurial San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
linked to: San Giovanni Rotondo
Pio da Pietrelcina majorShrine San Giovanni Rotondo
Pio da Pietrelcina associatedWith San Giovanni Rotondo hospital complex
linked to: San Giovanni Rotondo
Francesco Forgione placeOfDeath San Giovanni Rotondo
Francesco Forgione burialPlace San Giovanni Rotondo
Cento twinnedWith San Giovanni Rotondo
subject linked to: Cento, Italy
Gargano National Park contains San Giovanni Rotondo
Sperone d’Italia hasTown San Giovanni Rotondo
Sanctuary of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina locatedIn San Giovanni Rotondo