Item 16 - Padre Pio is remembered

2 pp; clipping

Newspaper clippings documenting the unveiling of the Padre Pio monument at Rochestown Capuchin Friary, County Cork. The text component, written by Larry Lyons for the ‘Cork Examiner’, describes a festive pilgrimage of 10,000 devotees, drawing parallels to the atmosphere of Pope John Paul II’s 1979 visit to Ireland, and includes addresses by the Capuchin Provincial Minister, Fr. Brendan O'Mahony OFM Cap., detailing the artistic lineage and spiritual symbolism of the 8’3” bronze statue. The accompanying photograph from the ‘Evening Echo’ shows the newly unveiled monument – inscribed with Padre Pio’s words, ‘You love me because I teach you to love God’ – flanked by Fr. Brendan O'Mahony, OFM Cap. (right), and Cork City Architect Mr. Tony McNamara (left), a member of the organizing committee.