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Brezje
(Občina Radovljica)
Gorenjska

next to the church

Sv. Janez Pavel II

Pope John Paul II

born Karol Józef Wojtyła (Wadowice, Poland, 1920 - Rome 2005)
Pope from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005
(Wikipedia)

Stane Kolman
1996

Description

Bronze statue of pope John Paul II, who visited the sanctuary at Brezje on 17 May 1996. The statue was unveiled 24 November 1996 and got a new stone pedestal with an updated text in 2014.

Inscription(s)

Sv Janez Pavel II.,
prosi za nas!

papež 1978-2005

17. maja 1996 · obiskal marijo pomagaj
27. aprila 2014 · razglasen za svetnika

St. JOHN PAUL II.,
pray for us!

Pope 1978-2005

17 May 1996 · visited St. Mary Help of Christians
27 April 2014 · declared a saint

Signature

Kolman (?) 96

Sculptor

Stane Kolman (Bled 1953), Slovenian sculptor

Locatie (N 46°19'43" - E 14°13'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: si141; Photograph: 11 September 2016
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