Parish and National Shrine of Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (Santo Tomas)

Philippines / Southern Tagalog / San Joaquin / Santo Tomas / Santo Tomas - Lipa Road
 shrine, churchyard
The National Shrine and Parish of Saint Padre Pio (Filipino: Pambansang Dambana at Parokya ni Santo Padre Pio), commonly known as Padre Pio Shrine, is a parish church and pilgrimage site situated at Brgy. San Pedro in Santo Tomas, Batangas Philippines. It is consecrated to the Italian Saint Pio of Pietrelcina.

Administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa, the church was designated as a National Shrine by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines making it the first in the province of Batangas and in the Calabarzon region. It became one of the venues for the 4th World Apostolic Congress of Mercy held in the Philippines on 16–20 January 2017.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padre_Pio_Shrine
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Coordinates:   14°4'33"N   121°10'43"E
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