Faithful wait to have a look at the corpse of saint Padre Pio in the Madonna delle Grazie Church in San Giovanni Rotondo , Foggia province , Italy , 24 April 2008 . Tens of thousands of pilgrims converged 24 April in the southern Italian village to witness the first public display of Padre Pio ' s exhumed remains . Pio who died 40 years ago and is famous for his stigmata ( wounds on his hands and feet corresponding to those of the crucified Christ ) continues to be widely venerated by many Catholics worldwide . EPA / ALESSANDRO DI MEO EPA / ALESSANDRO DI MEO < 저작권자 ⓒ 2007 연 합 뉴 스 . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 . >