San Giovanni Rotondo

San Giovanni Rotondo
—  Comune  —
Comune di San Giovanni Rotondo
St. Pio of Pietrelcina Chapel
Coat of arms
San Giovanni Rotondo Location of San Giovanni Rotondo in Italy
Coordinates: 41°42′N 15°44′E
Country	Italy
Region	Puglia
Province	Foggia (FG)
Frazioni	Matine
Area
• Total	259.62 km2 (100.2 sq mi)
Elevation	565 m (1,854 ft)
Population (31 December 2006)
• Total	26,442
• Density	101.8/km2 (263.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Sangiovannesi, Sangiovannari (dialect)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	71013
Dialing code	0882
Patron saint	John the Baptist
Saint day	24 June
Website	Official website

San Giovanni Rotondo is the name of a city and comune in the province of Foggia, Puglia region, southern Italy. As of 2006 it had a population of 26,442.

San Giovanni Rotondo was the home of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina from July 28, 1916, until his death on September 23, 1968. The Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church was built in devotion to the saint and dedicated on July 1, 2004. The city is renowned for the important hospital and medical research center Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza (Home for the Relief of the Suffering) founded by Saint Pio of Pietrelcina.

The nearby Sanctuary of Saint Michael the Archangel is also the site of Catholic pilgrimages and was visited by Pope John Paul II in 1987.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy

Twin towns — Sister cities

San Giovanni Rotondo is twinned with:

• Pietrelcina in Italy (since 2005)
• Wadowice in Poland (since 2006)

References

Notes

External links

• Web site of city San Giovanni Rotondo
• Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza (Home for the Relief of the Suffering)