Warsaw

The monument to Stefan Wyszynski in Warsaw

krakowskie Przedmieś cie 34, Warsaw, Poland

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The monument to Stefan Wyszynski, Polish cardinal and archbishop-metropolitan, is located in Warsaw, near the church of Vizitok.

The cardinal is represented by sculptors in a brooding pose and in traditional clothes for his title. The figure of Stefan Vyshinsky sits on the pedestal, the cardinal’s gaze is directed to the right, his left hand is lowered on his knee, and the right supports his head. On the pedestal is carved his name, as well as information about who he was.

His Eminence Stefan Vyshinsky was born in 1901 and died in 1981. He was the archbishop of Warsaw, a servant of the Catholic Church, and since 1953 - cardinal-priest of the Church of St. Mary. In 1966, the cardinal took an active part in organizing the celebration of the anniversary of the baptism of Poland, in the 1980s, he was an intermediary in the negotiations of the authorities. Wyszynski is still considered a significant figure in Poland.

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