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St. Padre Pio Shrine
The St. Padre Pio Shrine is an outdoor Roman Catholic shrine in the Landisville, New Jersey, Landisville section of Buena, New Jersey, Buena, New Jersey dedicated to the 20th-century Italian saint Padre Pio and completed in 2002. Description The shrine was conceived in 1997 by Marie and Pete D'Andrea, Italian-American farmers in Buena, and was designed by local architect Ron Angelo. The structure was completed in 2002, and consists of a four-storey monument and three statues on ten acres of land. The monument is composed of a steel frame covered with white stucco, and inside the monument are the statues of Padre Pio, the Blessed Mother, and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The shrine has a glove of Saint Padre Pio as a relic. Rosary prayer sessions are held at the shrine on Wednesday evenings (7:00 PM), and some individuals have claimed to have experienced miracles resulting from praying at the shrine. In 2009, the shrine suffered damage during a robbery attempt of the shrine's donation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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