St. Padre Pio Shrine

Church in NJ, United States
39°32′1″N 74°56′51″W / 39.53361°N 74.94750°W / 39.53361; -74.94750LocationP.O. Box 203, Harding Highway, Landisville, N.J., 08326
Corner of Harding Highway (Route 40), Central Avenue and Weymouth Road (County Road 690) in Landisville, NJCountryUnited StatesDenominationRoman CatholicismTraditionFolk CatholicismWeekly attendance300 (Wednesday 7:00 PM)Websitewww.stpadrepioshrinenj.orgHistoryStatusShrineFounded1997Founder(s)Marie and Pete D'AndreaRelics heldGlove of St. Padre PioArchitectureArchitect(s)Ron AngeloArchitectural typeVernacularCompleted2002SpecificationsHeight4 storiesFloor area10 acres (outdoor)MaterialsStucco with steel frame

The St. Padre Pio Shrine is an outdoor Roman Catholic shrine in the Landisville section of Buena, New Jersey dedicated to the 20th-century Italian saint Padre Pio and completed in 2002.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] The shrine has a glove of Saint Padre Pio as a relic.[2] 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.[4][5] In 2009, the shrine suffered damage during a robbery attempt of the shrine's donation box.[6]

References

  1. ^ "St. Padre Pio Shrine". Facebook. January 31, 2001.
  2. ^ a b David Simpson (August 30, 2012). "Padre Pio shrine in South Jersey gains reputation for miracles". Atlantic City Press.
  3. ^ "Pray, hope and don't worry". Facebook. August 25, 2010.
  4. ^ Kevin Coyne (September 16, 2006). "At a shrine, inspiration and memories". New York Times.
  5. ^ Sharon Hutchinson (April 10, 2004). "Sun at Padre Pio's miracle shrine - Buena, New Jersey". Visions of Jesus Christ.
  6. ^ Edward Van Embden (May 12, 2009). "Padre Pio shrine victim of unsaintly robbery attempt". Atlantic City Press.
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