List of places named for Pope John Paul II

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This is a partial list of places named in honor of Pope John Paul II:

Contents 1 Airports 2 Parks and green areas 3 Squares 4 Railway stations 5 Schools 5.1 Italy 5.2 Brazil 5.3 Canada 5.4 New Zealand 5.5 Poland 5.6 United Kingdom 5.7 United States 6 Roads and avenues 7 Natural places 8 Other 9 Notes

[edit] Airports

• The airport of Bari, in Italy, is named Bari "Karol Wojtyla" International Airport; (IATA: BRI, ICAO: LIBD).
• The airport of Kraków is named John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice; (IATA: KRK, ICAO: EPKK).
• The airport of Ponta Delgada, in Portugal, is named João Paulo II Airport because he visited that city; (IATA: PDL, ICAO: LPPD).

[edit] Parks and green areas

• Cremona; on May 6, 2006.^[1]
• Milan; on January 19, 2007.^[2]
• Pisa; on March 20, 2006.^[3]
• Rimini; on January 9, 2007.^[4]
• Verona; on December 20, 2006^[5]

[edit] Squares

• In Biella.
• In Cesena in the Province of Forlì-Cesena.
• In Frosinone since 2005-04-20 to commemorate the mass which the Pope celebrated in.^[6]
• In Montescaglioso, in the Province of Matera, since 2007-01-06.^[7]
• In Paris, on August 15, 2006; the place du Parvis-Notre-Dame (french for "Notre-Dame square") was renamed Parvis Notre-Dame - Place Jean-Paul II ("Notre-Dame - John Paul II square") after a ceremony and a religious procession with the Archbishop of Paris André Vingt-Trois and the mayor Bertrand Delanoë. In the squere now is located a stone where is written: «"Amour et Vérité se rencontrent. Justice et Paix s'embrassent" L'hommage du monde et de Cambrai.»
• In Warsaw Aleja Jana Pawła II.
• In Wrocław Plac Jana Pawła II
• In Ponte San Nicolò in the Province of Padua.
• In Sofia the John Paul II Square was named for him on the occasion of his visit to Bulgaria in 2002.
• In Jersey City, NJ at St. Peter's Preparatory School, the section of Warren Street between the streets of Grand and York was renamed Pope John Paul II Square.
• In Las Condes, Santiago de Chile: "Plaza Juan Pablo II", named after his visit to the southern country.
• In Dunaújváros, Hungary II. János Pál pápa tér.^[8]
• In Coimbra, Portugal, "Praça João Paulo II" ^[9], inaugurated 15 May 1982, on the first visit to Portugal.

[edit] Railway stations

• The train station of Roma Termini was entitled to him on 23 December 2006.^[10]

[edit] Schools

[edit] Italy

• In Ostia.
• In Lecce.
• In Cimbro-Cuirone, in the Province of Varese; it's the first school named Giovanni Paolo II (since 2005-12-28).^[11]
• In Peschiera del Garda, in the Province of Verona.
• In Tropea, in the Province of Vibo Valentia.

[edit] Brazil

• In Brasilia, there is a Marist School: Colégio Marista João Paulo II.

[edit] Canada

• In Barrie, Ontario. (Pope John Paul II Catholic School)
• In Hamilton, Ontario.
• In Scarborough, Ontario. (Pope John Paul II Secondary School)
• In Thunder Bay, Ontario. (Pope John Paul II School)

[edit] New Zealand

• In Greymouth, have a Marist High School: John Paul II High School.

[edit] Poland

• Elementary school in Dalachów, in the Opole Voivodeship.
• Economic High School in Złotów

Elementary School in Lomza

[edit] United Kingdom

• Secondary school in Glasgow, Scotland.

[edit] United States

• John Paul the Great Catholic University in San Diego, California
• See Pope John Paul II Catholic High School

[edit] Roads and avenues

• In Aachen, Germany - a section of the Klostergasse (near the city's cathedral was renamed Johannes-Paul-II.-Straße.
• In Altopascio in the Province of Lucca.
• In Noceto in the Province of Parma.^[12]
• In Montevago, Province of Agrigento.
• In Pieve a Nievole, in the Province of Pistoia.
• In Vercelli.
• In Złotów, John Paul II Roundabout (Rondo Jana Pawła II).
• In Puebla City, Mexico: John Paul II Circuit (Circuito Juan Pablo II)
• In Mexico City, Mexico: John Paul II street (Avenida Juan Pablo II) is the residence where he used to stay at his four visits to the city.
• In El Alto, Bolivia: John Paul II Avenue (Avenida Juan Pablo II.)
• In Chicago, Illinois, United States: Pope John Paul II
• In San Salvador, El salvador: Alameda Juan Pablo II
• In Lisbon, Portugal (neighbourghood of Chelas): Avenida João Paulo II

Drive.^[13]

• In Fiumefreddo di Sicilia, in the Province of Catania: Pope John Paul II street ("Via Giovanni Paolo II").
• In Solarino, in the Province of Syracuse: Pope John Paul II street ("Via Giovanni Paolo II").
• In Chihuahua, Chihuahua, in Mexico: John Paul II Boulevard ("Blvd. Juan Pablo II").
• In Trujillo, Peru, the avenue Jonh Paul II, near the Papal Square ("Ovalo Papal") were the pope offered a mass during his trip to Peru.

[edit] Natural places

• In 2005, a 2424 m (7900 ft) peak previously named "The Gendarme" was renamed "Pope John Paul II" at a ceremony celebrated by the Cardinal Josè Saraiva Martins in a medieval chapel on what would have been the Pope's 85th birthday^[14][15] The 2,424-metre (7,900 feet) The Pope who felt mountains were "a special place to meet God" often visited the Gran Sasso saying it reminded him of the mountains of his native Poland. After that dedicatio was born the association "cima Giovanni Paolo II" chairman by Gianni Alemanno.
• Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named for Pope John Paul II in recognition of his outstanding contribution to world peace and understanding among people.

[edit] Other

• The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C. is named for and dedicated to him.
• The public canteen of the needy in Rome was named for him by Pope Benedict XVI.
• The main library of theNational University of Ireland, Maynooth was named after Pope John Paul II to mark his visit to the college

[edit] Notes

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