27:
1233:
1228:
497:
270:
166:
An inscription reads: "POPE JOHN PAUL II / IN COMMEMORATION OF / THE FIRST MASS OFFERED IN THE / UNITED STATES BY HIS HOLINESS ON HIS / FIRST PASTORAL VISIT TO THIS COUNTRY / 1 OCTOBER 1979 / HERE ON BOSTON COMMON / DURING THE 350TH YEAR / OF THE FOUNDING OF BOSTON / "MAY GOD'S PEACE DESCENT ON THIS
162:
The memorial commemorates the first Mass he celebrated in the United States, on
October 1, 1979, at Boston Common. The Gray granite tablet measures approximately 53.5 x 32 x 8.25 in., and was dedicated on June 28, 1981.
214:
43:
1270:
977:
274:
982:
924:
167:
CITY / OF BOSTON, AND BRING JOY TO EVERY / CONSCIENCE AND JOY TO EVERY HEART." / POPE JOHN PAUL II / GIFT OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF THE ALHAMBRA".
1304:
1160:
535:
1289:
1155:
1319:
919:
1309:
1263:
806:
243:
1080:
302:
1324:
870:
816:
476:
187:
1314:
1256:
1060:
900:
640:
1135:
1040:
1105:
769:
1075:
1065:
954:
795:
664:
600:
528:
424:
1165:
1140:
1035:
1010:
990:
811:
1175:
1125:
1045:
740:
1025:
1000:
995:
964:
784:
334:
1095:
821:
725:
707:
635:
501:
344:
1244:
1055:
911:
838:
757:
521:
451:
944:
735:
590:
544:
361:
1120:
1085:
832:
752:
695:
683:
295:
1145:
1115:
1110:
860:
670:
605:
559:
470:
376:
1070:
959:
849:
826:
774:
457:
349:
1294:
1150:
1030:
801:
701:
595:
410:
1020:
886:
763:
625:
620:
570:
218:
175:
171:
1299:
1130:
1005:
949:
906:
893:
658:
630:
355:
328:
288:
26:
1195:
1170:
1090:
1050:
969:
730:
610:
438:
322:
239:
880:
865:
585:
580:
565:
481:
403:
8:
1100:
1015:
677:
1200:
366:
779:
689:
575:
445:
381:
133:
875:
645:
339:
615:
417:
1240:
789:
720:
1283:
843:
386:
311:
151:
143:
58:
45:
371:
714:
651:
431:
1227:
1232:
746:
513:
280:
269:
147:
240:"13 hidden gems in the Public Garden and Boston Common"
1239:
1281:
935:
1264:
529:
296:
1271:
1257:
807:Massachusetts Fallen Firefighters Memorial
536:
522:
303:
289:
157:
25:
1214:: † No longer extant or on public display
1305:Cultural depictions of Pope John Paul II
543:
16:Sculpture in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
1282:
817:Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial
188:List of monuments of Pope John Paul II
641:Charlestown Vietnam Veterans Memorial
517:
284:
1290:1981 establishments in Massachusetts
1222:
496:
246:from the original on 10 October 2019
209:
207:
205:
203:
770:James J. and Helen Storrow Memorial
275:Pope John Paul II Memorial (Boston)
13:
1320:Sculptures of men in Massachusetts
665:Declaration of Independence Tablet
601:Boston Public Garden Flagpole Base
425:Declaration of Independence Tablet
14:
1336:
1310:Monuments and memorials in Boston
812:Massachusetts Korean War Memorial
310:
262:
200:
1231:
1226:
741:George Thorndike Angell Memorial
495:
268:
215:"Papal Mass Plaque, (sculpture)"
335:Boston Common and Public Garden
822:New England Holocaust Memorial
636:Charlestown Civil War Memorial
232:
1:
1325:Massachusetts sculpture stubs
871:Soldiers and Sailors Monument
839:Oneida Football Club Monument
758:Hungarian Revolution Memorial
477:Soldiers and Sailors Monument
452:Oneida Football Club Monument
193:
170:The work was surveyed by the
1315:Outdoor sculptures in Boston
1243:. You can help Knowledge by
785:John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial
736:George Robert White Memorial
591:Boston Irish Famine Memorial
362:Friends of the Public Garden
7:
833:A Once and Future Shoreline
753:Hotel Vendome Fire Memorial
696:Edwin Upton Curtis Memorial
684:Dorchester Heights Monument
181:
10:
1341:
1221:
1136:Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
861:Robert Gould Shaw Memorial
856:Pope John Paul II Memorial
560:Appeal to the Great Spirit
471:Robert Gould Shaw Memorial
465:Pope John Paul II Memorial
20:Pope John Paul II Memorial
1209:
1188:
901:The Tortoise and the Hare
827:Old North Memorial Garden
551:
491:
395:
318:
122:
114:
106:
98:
90:
82:
74:
40:
36:
24:
955:William Francis Bartlett
802:Marvin E. Goody Memorial
596:Boston Massacre Monument
411:Boston Massacre Monument
991:William Ellery Channing
626:Bust of Richard Cushing
621:Bust of Patrick Collins
606:Boston Women's Memorial
571:Arthur Fiedler Memorial
219:Smithsonian Institution
176:Save Outdoor Sculpture!
172:Smithsonian Institution
158:Description and history
59:42.354667°N 71.068139°W
1046:William Lloyd Garrison
916:World War II Memorial
907:Triton Babies Fountain
796:Make Way for Ducklings
659:Death and the Sculptor
631:Charles Eliot Memorial
356:Davis v. Massachusetts
345:Central Burying Ground
329:Boston Common, 8/17/71
132:A memorial placard of
1196:Boston Art Commission
996:John Singleton Copley
974:Christopher Columbus
731:The Founders Memorial
708:Emancipation Memorial
611:Boy and Bird Fountain
439:The Founders Memorial
323:Boston Christmas Tree
64:42.354667; -71.068139
1096:Samuel Eliot Morison
1001:James Michael Curley
912:World War I Memorial
866:Small Child Fountain
586:Boston Common Tablet
581:Beacon Hill Monument
566:Army Nurses Memorial
545:Public art in Boston
404:Boston Common Tablet
277:at Wikimedia Commons
31:The memorial in 2010
1056:Edward Everett Hale
678:Dolphins of the Sea
377:Park Street station
178:" program in 1996.
136:, sometimes called
115:Dedicated date
55: /
21:
1201:Graffiti in Boston
1081:Tadeusz Kościuszko
1061:Alexander Hamilton
726:Firemen's Memorial
242:. 11 August 2017.
142:, is installed in
19:
1252:
1251:
1219:
1218:
1184:
1183:
1161:George Washington
1121:Josiah Quincy III
1086:Henry Cabot Lodge
1041:Benjamin Franklin
780:John Barry Tablet
690:Echo of the Waves
671:Democratic Donkey
576:Bagheera Fountain
511:
510:
446:John Barry Tablet
382:Parkman Bandstand
273:Media related to
154:, United States.
139:Papal Mass Plaque
134:Pope John Paul II
130:
129:
126:Pope John Paul II
123:Dedicated to
1332:
1273:
1266:
1259:
1235:
1230:
1223:
1146:Maurice J. Tobin
1116:William Prescott
1111:Wendell Phillips
1106:George S. Patton
933:
932:
876:Statler Fountain
775:Japanese Lantern
646:China Trade Gate
538:
531:
524:
515:
514:
499:
498:
350:Colonial Theatre
340:Boylston station
305:
298:
291:
282:
281:
272:
256:
255:
253:
251:
236:
230:
229:
227:
225:
211:
70:
69:
67:
66:
65:
60:
56:
53:
52:
51:
48:
29:
22:
18:
1340:
1339:
1335:
1334:
1333:
1331:
1330:
1329:
1295:1981 sculptures
1280:
1279:
1278:
1277:
1220:
1215:
1205:
1180:
1076:John F. Kennedy
1071:Anne Hutchinson
960:Phillips Brooks
937:
931:
616:Brewer Fountain
547:
542:
512:
507:
487:
418:Brewer Fountain
391:
314:
309:
265:
260:
259:
249:
247:
238:
237:
233:
223:
221:
213:
212:
201:
196:
184:
160:
63:
61:
57:
54:
49:
46:
44:
42:
41:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1338:
1328:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1276:
1275:
1268:
1261:
1253:
1250:
1249:
1236:
1217:
1216:
1210:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1203:
1198:
1192:
1190:
1186:
1185:
1182:
1181:
1179:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1166:Daniel Webster
1163:
1158:
1153:
1151:David I. Walsh
1148:
1143:
1141:Charles Sumner
1138:
1133:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1036:David Farragut
1033:
1031:Edward Everett
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1011:Charles Devens
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
987:
986:
980:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
941:
939:
930:
929:
928:
927:
925:Fenway–Kenmore
922:
914:
909:
904:
897:
890:
883:
878:
873:
868:
863:
858:
853:
846:
841:
836:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
792:
790:Lotta Fountain
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
760:
755:
750:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
721:Ether Monument
718:
711:
705:
698:
693:
686:
681:
674:
667:
662:
655:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
555:
553:
549:
548:
541:
540:
533:
526:
518:
509:
508:
506:
505:
492:
489:
488:
486:
485:
479:
474:
467:
462:
454:
449:
442:
435:
428:
421:
414:
407:
399:
397:
393:
392:
390:
389:
384:
379:
374:
369:
364:
359:
352:
347:
342:
337:
332:
325:
319:
316:
315:
308:
307:
300:
293:
285:
279:
278:
264:
263:External links
261:
258:
257:
231:
198:
197:
195:
192:
191:
190:
183:
180:
159:
156:
128:
127:
124:
120:
119:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
100:
96:
95:
92:
88:
87:
84:
80:
79:
76:
72:
71:
38:
37:
34:
33:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1337:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1300:Boston Common
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1287:
1285:
1274:
1269:
1267:
1262:
1260:
1255:
1254:
1248:
1246:
1242:
1237:
1234:
1229:
1225:
1224:
1213:
1208:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1193:
1191:
1187:
1177:
1176:John Winthrop
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1156:Joseph Warren
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1066:Joseph Hooker
1064:
1062:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1021:John Endecott
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
984:
981:
979:
976:
975:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
942:
940:
934:
926:
923:
921:
918:
917:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
902:
898:
896:
895:
894:The Teammates
891:
889:
888:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
872:
869:
867:
864:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
851:
850:The Partisans
847:
845:
844:Parkman Plaza
842:
840:
837:
835:
834:
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
797:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
765:
764:Indian Hunter
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
748:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
716:
712:
709:
706:
704:
703:
699:
697:
694:
692:
691:
687:
685:
682:
680:
679:
675:
673:
672:
668:
666:
663:
661:
660:
656:
654:
653:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
561:
557:
556:
554:
550:
546:
539:
534:
532:
527:
525:
520:
519:
516:
504:
503:
494:
493:
490:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
472:
468:
466:
463:
460:
459:
458:The Partisans
455:
453:
450:
448:
447:
443:
441:
440:
436:
434:
433:
429:
427:
426:
422:
420:
419:
415:
413:
412:
408:
406:
405:
401:
400:
398:
394:
388:
387:Parkman Plaza
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
358:
357:
353:
351:
348:
346:
343:
341:
338:
336:
333:
331:
330:
326:
324:
321:
320:
317:
313:
312:Boston Common
306:
301:
299:
294:
292:
287:
286:
283:
276:
271:
267:
266:
245:
241:
235:
220:
216:
210:
208:
206:
204:
199:
189:
186:
185:
179:
177:
173:
168:
164:
155:
153:
152:Massachusetts
149:
145:
144:Boston Common
141:
140:
135:
125:
121:
118:June 28, 1981
117:
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
68:
39:
35:
28:
23:
1245:expanding it
1238:
1211:
1131:Bill Russell
1026:Leif Erikson
1006:Tony DeMarco
965:Robert Burns
950:Red Auerbach
899:
892:
885:
855:
848:
831:
794:
762:
745:
713:
702:Emancipation
700:
688:
676:
669:
657:
650:
558:
500:
469:
464:
456:
444:
437:
430:
423:
416:
409:
402:
372:Liberty Tree
354:
327:
248:. Retrieved
234:
224:November 15,
222:. Retrieved
169:
165:
161:
138:
137:
131:
47:42°21′16.8″N
1171:Kevin White
1126:Paul Revere
1091:Horace Mann
1051:John Glover
978:Beacon Hill
970:Thomas Cass
920:Charlestown
887:Thermopylae
881:Temple Bell
715:The Embrace
652:City Carpet
482:Temple Bell
432:The Embrace
250:15 November
62: /
1284:Categories
747:Harbor Fog
396:Public art
194:References
50:71°4′5.3″W
1101:Bobby Orr
1016:Mary Dyer
983:North End
945:Aristides
367:Great Elm
936:Portrait
484:(former)
461:(former)
244:Archived
182:See also
86:Memorial
75:Location
1189:Related
938:statues
502:Commons
110:53.5 in
102:8.25 in
148:Boston
107:Height
91:Length
78:Boston
552:Works
99:Width
94:32 in
1241:stub
252:2019
226:2019
174:'s "
83:Type
1212:Key
146:in
1286::
217:.
202:^
150:,
1272:e
1265:t
1258:v
1247:.
985:†
710:†
537:e
530:t
523:v
304:e
297:t
290:v
254:.
228:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
