John Paul II - Lima, Peru
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S 12° 04.645 W 077° 05.093
18L E 273060 N 8664021
Located in Parque Juan Pablo II across from the San Miguel Mall. This is in the San Miguel neighborhood of Lima.
Waymark Code: WMR3V6
Location: Peru
Date Posted: 05/09/2016
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This life-sized marble sculpture was dedicated in 2006. It depicts Pope John Paul II standing and waving and wearing his Papal robes while holding a staff with a crucifix in his left hand. Unfortunately there is no information at the site about the artist.
Wikipedia (
visit link) informs us:
"Pope Saint John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; Polish: Jan Pawel II), born Karol Józef Wojtyla[a] ...(] 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005), served as Pope from 1978 to 2005. He is referred to by Catholics as St. John Paul the Great, especially in naming institutions.
He was elected by the second Papal conclave of 1978, which was called after Pope John Paul I, who had been elected in August after the death of Pope Paul VI, died after thirty-three days. Cardinal Wojtyla was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted his predecessor's name in tribute to him. John Paul II is recognised as helping to end Communist rule in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe. John Paul II significantly improved the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. He upheld the Church's teachings on such matters as artificial contraception and the ordination of women, but also supported the Church's Second Vatican Council and its reforms.
He was one of the most travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness, he beatified 1,340 people and canonised 483 saints, more than the combined tally of his predecessors during the preceding five centuries. By the time of his death, he had named most of the College of Cardinals, consecrated or co-consecrated a large number of the world's bishops, and ordained many priests. A key goal of his papacy was to transform and reposition the Catholic Church. His wish was "to place his Church at the heart of a new religious alliance that would bring together Jews, Muslims and Christians in a great religious armada"."