On September 23, 1968 after having borne the stigmata for exactly 50 years, Padre Pio died. The final Mass of St. Pio of Pietrelcina was celebrated in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie ... Read allOn September 23, 1968 after having borne the stigmata for exactly 50 years, Padre Pio died. The final Mass of St. Pio of Pietrelcina was celebrated in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie on September 22, 1968, the day before his death.On September 23, 1968 after having borne the stigmata for exactly 50 years, Padre Pio died. The final Mass of St. Pio of Pietrelcina was celebrated in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie on September 22, 1968, the day before his death.