The Basilica of St Francis

Saint Pio of Pietrelcina

  • The paintings placed along the left wall of the nave depict saints who lived in different ages, some of whom quite recently; this is the case of the first painting starting from the counter façade: it is an oil painting made by Sienese painter Ezio Pollai in 1996 and framed by the marble portal designed by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, portraying Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (1887-1968). The Saint, . . .