Statue of Pope John XXIII | |
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Year | 2006 |
Subject | Pope John XXIII |
Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
A statue of Pope John XXIII is installed outside Istanbul's Church of St. Anthony of Padua, in Turkey. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The statue was made in Italy [5] and first erected in the garden of the St. Esprit Church in Harbiye, Şişli, unveiled when Pope Benedict XVI visited Istanbul on November 30, 2006. [6] It was later relocated to the Church of St. Anthony of Padua.
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