At 2:30 A.M. on September 23, having received the Last Sacraments and renewing his religious vows, Padre Pio dies in the Odor of Sanctity, with his Holy Rosary in his hands and the words “Gesu… Maria” (Jesus… Mary) on his lips. In the days leading up to his death, the stigmata had slowly started to vanish, and on the morning of the 23rd, there are no traces of the wounds on Padre Pio’s body.