2012 11 05

Monument to Pope John Paul II unveiled in Šiauliai

A monument to late Pope John Paul II was unveiled in the churchyard of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Šiauliai, a town in northern Lithuania, on Sunday.

Popiežiaus Jono Pauliaus II skulptūra Šiauliuose / Gintaro Šiupario nuotr.

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Authored by Vilnius sculptor Mindaugas Juncys, the 6-ton 3-meter granite and bronze monument was donated to the church by a Šiauliai family, Lietuvos Rytas daily reports.

The monument picturing Pope John Paul II was built next to the church where the pope visited and prayed during his visit to Lithuania in September 1993.