Statue of Pope John XXIII

Statue of Pope John XXIII
The statue in 2023
Year	2006 (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]

History

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.

See also

• 2006 in art
• List of public art in Istanbul
• Pope Benedict XVI and Islam

References

1. "Remembering Pope John XXIII, a true friend of the Jews – opinion". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2020-11-26. Archived from the original on 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
2. "Turkey's War on Christianity Is No Holy War—It's a Power Grab by a Brutal Dictator". Observer. 2017-07-26. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
3. "'Türkleri çok seviyorum' diyen Papa'ya heykel". Gazete Vatan (in Turkish). 2021-09-29. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
4. "Kalbimin yarısı İstanbul'da kaldı". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 2006-12-02. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
5. "İstanbul'a hayran gitti". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2006-12-02. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
6. "'Türkleri çok seviyorum' diyen Papa'ya heykel". Gazete Vatan (in Turkish). 2021-09-29. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-26.

External links

• Media related to Statue of Ioannes XXIII in the St. Anthony of Padua Church in Istanbul at Wikimedia Commons