Statue of Pope John XXIII is located in front of church of St. Anthony of Padua in Istanbul. This statue is gift of "Benedizione, Papa Benedetto XVI" (Pope Benedict XVI) from 1. 12. 2006.
Pope John XXIII
Angelo Roncalli was the third child of thirteen born in an Italian village to sharecroppers. He was ordained a priest in 1904 and served in various posts including appointment as Papal Nuncio in several countries, including France (1944). He did much to help Jews during the Holocaust. Pope Pius XII made Roncalli a Cardinal in 1953. Pope John was elected on 28 October 1958 at the age of 77. He surprised those who expected him to be a caretaker Pope by calling the historic Second Vatican Council (1962–1965). He did not live to see it to completion, dying in 1963, four-and-a-half years after his election, and two months after the completion of his final encyclical, Pacem in Terris. Pope John was beloved for his evident warmth and kindness. He was beatified on 3 September 2000.
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