Passayunk in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Rosary and Saint Pio Prayer Garden
Dedication June 16, 2007
With God's guidance and the help of many volunteers the Rosary and St. Pio Prayer Garden was dedicated on June 16, 2007. This Prayer Garden will always be a place of love and thanksgiving meant to aid in finding God's peace, joy, mercy & kindness.
The Rosary and St. Pio Prayer Garden is a statue of the Blessed Mother and a heart measuring over 60 feet in diameter. The rosary heart contains over fifty pieces of 12" circular engraved granite and a cross-measuring 4 feet in length.
The north side of the garden display, The Stations of the Cross, attached to the church wall, and granite crosses embedded into a brick walkway denoting each station. The walkway takes you to a life size statue of the Crucified Christ and St. Pio made in Pietrelcina, Italy.
Erected 2007 by Annunciation BVM Parish and Rosary and St. Pio Prayer Garden Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is June 16, 2007.
Location. 39° 55.832′ N, 75° 9.668′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County.
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Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Twin Smoke Shoppe (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Trial of Hester Vaughn (about 300 feet away); Moyamensing Prison (about 500 feet away); "Pat's King of Steaks" (approx. Ό mile away); Joey Vento (approx. Ό mile away); Police Department Philadelphia (approx. Ό mile away); Federal Street Burial Ground (approx. 0.3 miles away); Augustine Falcione (approx. half a mile away).
Credits. This page was last revised on May 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 115 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
