The embalmed corps of Padre Pio is exposed in Saint Peter's Basilica for veneration by the faithful in connection with the ongoing Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy at the Vatican, on Feb. 6, 2016.The embalmed corps of the Catholic saint Italian friar Padre Pio (1887-1968) went on display in St Peter's basilica after being paraded through nearby streets in transparent coffin.Nearly half a century after this death, the body of Padre Pio was moved for the first time from its resting place in a sanctuary at San Giovanni Rotondo in southern Italy.It has been brought to the Vatican at the request

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• Date taken: 6 February 2016
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The embalmed corps of Padre Pio is exposed in Saint Peter's Basilica for veneration by the faithful in connection with the ongoing Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy at the Vatican, on Feb. 6, 2016.The embalmed corps of the Catholic saint Italian friar Padre Pio (1887-1968) went on display in St Peter's basilica after being paraded through nearby streets in transparent coffin.Nearly half a century after this death, the body of Padre Pio was moved for the first time from its resting place in a sanctuary at San Giovanni Rotondo in southern Italy.It has been brought to the Vatican at the request of Pope Francis as part of events to mark the ongoing Catholic Jubilee Year. He was accompanied on the trip to St Peter's by another Saint Leopold Mandic (1866-1942), a Croatian Capuchin. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM