Posted on 11/01/2014 6:07:17 PM PDT by marshmallow
A bronze statue of St. John Paul II has been placed in the gardens of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, as gift of the Russian people.
Sculptor Zurab Tsereteli, the president of the Russian Art Academy, said that the statue, which stands nearly 12 feet tall, shows the character of the Polish Pontiff as a man who reflects the tragedy and contradictory character of the 20th century, and a spiritual leader who personified universal conscience.
Russian sculptor Tsereteli to open a monument to John Paul II at Notre-Dame de Paris (Interfax)
The Archbishop of Paris and The Rector of the Polish Catholic Mission of France INVITE [you] to a Mass of Thanksgiving to be held October 25, 2012 a 10:30 at the Cathedrale of Notre-Dame of Paris. The Mass will be presided by His Emenince Cardinal Archbishop Andre Vingt-Trois of Paris. The unveiling ceremony of the statue of St. John Paul II - 11:30 in Square John XXIII in the presence of Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris.
Thanks for the picture. It’s a very fine statue.
It doesn’t acknowledge or erase the USSR’s assassination attempt over his threat to lay down the Papacy and join the strikers in Gdansk.
It’s a step in a very nice direction - - credit where credit is due... good for Putin.
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