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]
| St. Padre Pio Shrine | |
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| 39°32′1″N 74°56′51″W / 39.53361°N 74.94750°W | |
| Location | P.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, NJ |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholicism |
| Tradition | Folk Catholicism |
| Weekly attendance | 300 (Wednesday 7:00 PM) |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Shrine |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder(s) | Marie and Pete D'Andrea |
| Relics held | Glove of St. Padre Pio |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Ron Angelo |
| Architectural type | Vernacular |
| Completed | 2002 |
| Specifications | |
| Height | 4 stories |
| Floor area | 10 acres (outdoor) |
| Materials | Stucco with steel frame |
Description
editThe 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
edit- ^ "St. Padre Pio Shrine". Facebook. January 31, 2001.
- ^ a b David Simpson (August 30, 2012). "Padre Pio shrine in South Jersey gains reputation for miracles". Atlantic City Press.
- ^ "Pray, hope and don't worry". Facebook. August 25, 2010.
- ^ Kevin Coyne (September 16, 2006). "At a shrine, inspiration and memories". New York Times.
- ^ Sharon Hutchinson (April 10, 2004). "Sun at Padre Pio's miracle shrine - Buena, New Jersey". Visions of Jesus Christ.
- ^ Edward Van Embden (May 12, 2009). "Padre Pio shrine victim of unsaintly robbery attempt". Atlantic City Press.