Saint John Paul II - Paczków, Poland - Statues of Religious Figures on Waymarking.com

The bronze staue of St John Paul II was placed at the Church of John the Evangelist in Paczków in 2011 on the occasion of his beatification. St John Paul II is depicted here wearing a papal robe and with a mitre on his head. In his left hand he holds a papal ferulla and he is blessing with the other hand.

Pope Saint John Paul II (Joannes Paulus II)

Pope John Paul II was born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland, a small city just outside Cracow. His birth name was Karol Józef Wojtyla. During the Nazi occupation, he studied for the priesthood in a clandestine seminary of Cracow run by the archbishop. After World War II, he continued his seminary studies until his priestly ordination in 1946. In 1958, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cracow by Pope Pius XII. In 1964, he was appointed Archbishop of Cracow by Pope Paul VI, who made him a cardinal in 1967. He was elected to the papacy in October 1978 and died April 2, 2005. As Pope John Paul II he reigned of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for almost 27 years. Since his death on 2 April 2005, many thousands of people have been supporting the case for beatifying and canonising the late Pope John Paul II as a saint. On May 1, 2011 he was declared "blessed" during formal beatification ceremony on took place on 1 May 2011 at St. Peter's Square in Vatican. On the same place he was canonized on April 27, 2014 by Pope Francis.

Associated Religion(s): Roman Catholic Statue Location: at the he Church of John the Evangelist, Entrance Fee: free Artist: Not listed Website: Not listed

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