Monument of John Paul II unveiled in Paris
2014-10-28, 09:42
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Last week the Statue of John Paul II was unveiled near the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, Cardinal Andre Vingt-Trois, the Archbishop of Paris, and Archbishop Marek Jędraszewski, the metropolitan from Łódź, were among the guests who attended the unveiling ceremony. The bronze statue is 3.6 meters high and weighs 1.5 tons. The monument is the work of Russian sculptor Zurab Cereteli, who has Georgian origins. The statue was a gift to the Polish Catholic Mission in France. By creating this monument the sculptor wanted to express his appreciation for the role of Pope John Paul II in the fall of Soviet totalitarianism. 
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