A monument to the Polish Pope was unveiled in Budapest, Hungary
Prime Minister Viktor Orban paid tribute to St. John Paul II in front of his monument, unveiled at the Basilica of St. Stefan in Budapest. He wrote about it on Facebook.
“We pay tribute to Saint John Paul II, born 100 years ago,” wrote Viktor Orban on his profile in Hungarian and English, posting a photo of the monument.
Monument of John Paul II in Budapest
St. John Paul II was unveiled during a thanksgiving mass for the pontificate of the Polish Pope. Auxiliary Bishop of the Esztergom-Budapest Archdiocese and pastor of the Basilica of St. Stefan Gyoergy Snell blessed the statue during a concelebrated mass with the Fr. Krzysztof Grzelak, priest from the Polish personal parish in Budapest and broadcast live on the Internet.
The life-size bronze monument was designed by Hungarian artists, the brothers Laszlo and Norbert Kotorman. John Paul II is depicted with both hands raised in a gesture of blessing.
