Death of Pope John Paul II

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Conversazioni (det.) by Oliviero Rainaldi

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On April 2nd 2005, Pope John Paul II died. 

Having been the Bishop of Rome for almost 27 years, John Paul II (r. 1978-2005) is the second longest-serving pope in the history of the papacy. 

Since May 2011, a monument to the Polish pope has stood outside Stazione Termini, Rome's main railway station. Entitled Conversazioni, it is the work of the sculptor Oliviero Rainaldi (born 1956). 

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Conversazioni by Oliviero Rainaldi