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Person: Pope John Paul II
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
1966 (date of building, mosaics are later)
* Mosaics of Jesus
and
Pope John Paul II
* partial people,
keys
and other symbols
* inscription:
His Holiness
Pope John Paul II
Visited this Cathedral
4 October 1979
* Entrance.
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
West side of Franklin between Brown and Poplar (Franklin is one block East of 8th).
* 39.966325,-75.150050 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Mosaic
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+facebook.com page for the Cathedral
National Shrine of Saint John Neumann Entrance Plaques
1979 (best guess based on 1979 commemoration)
* bas-relief busts of Pope John Paul II
and
John Nepomucene Neumann
* small
heads
* inscription:
left:
St. John N. Neumann
C. SS. R.
Fourth Bisop of Philadelphia
1852-1860
right:
Remberance of
the visit of
Pope John Paul II
to the National Shrine
of St. John Neumann
October 4, 1979
* Either side of the entrance.
National Shrine of Saint John Neumann.
Southest corner 5th and Girard.
* 39.97000,-75.144850 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's John Nepomucene Neumann page
+stjohnneumann.org
Pope John Paul II
1980
* Commemorative plaque with bust of Pope John Paul II
* small
head
* Was on the West side of the circle. Removed during the 2005 renovation and replaced on the East side.
* inscription:
This plaque commemerates the site where his holiness
Pope John Paul II celebrated mass and proclaimed his message of peace and love to the people of Philadelphia and the nation October 9, 1979
Presented by the Philadelphia Chapter, Knights of Columbus October 9, 1980
* Northeast entrance of the circle. Logan Square.
19th and the Parkway.
* 39.958100,-75.170100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Moved
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Logan Circle page
