Europe’s tallest statue of the Virgin Mary is inaugurated in a small Polish village
The 55.6-meter monument includes a viewing platform and was privately funded as a votive offering, with organizers hoping it will draw pilgrims and tourists.
- On Saturday, August 15, 2026, Bishop Krzysztof Wętkowski consecrated Europe's tallest Marian statue in Konotopie, Poland, drawing around 2,000 worshippers including former president Lech Wałęsa for the Feast of the Assumption.
- Local millionaires Roman and Grażyna Karkosik privately financed the 100 million zloty project as a votive offering of gratitude following Roman Karkosik's recovery from illness.
- Construction took 18 months, requiring a unique mold manufactured in Italy because no Polish suppliers could produce the component for the 55.6-metre structure featuring a 15-metre pedestal with viewing platform.
- Local officials anticipate tourism growth, though Dominican priest Paweł Gużyński called the project a religious "oddity" and "golden calf," while Bishop Wiesław Mering defended it as a reminder that "Mary won't give up on Poland."
- Surpassing the 52-metre Christ the King monument in Świebodzin unveiled in 2010, the statue reflects Poland's complex religious landscape, where 71% identify as Catholic, down from 88% a decade earlier.
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Rising to a height of over 180 feet from ground level, the statue of Our Lady of Mercy exceeds in height the Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil and the Christ the King statue in Poland. [...]
A Polish tycoon funds a colossal 55,6 metre Marian statue in the small Polish village of Konotopie. The monument surpasses Christ the Redeemer and seeks to reactivate religious tourism in the area
A monument costing 28 million euros to the Virgin Mary towers over a tiny Polish village and is higher than the Christ redeemer in Brazil.
Helicopters disperse rose petals above the crowd. In the small village of Konotopia, in the centre of Poland, a huge statue of the Virgin Mary has... The article "Looking up to God": the largest statue of the Virgin Mary of Europe inaugurated in Poland appeared first on Current Values.
A huge 55.6-meter statue of the Virgin Mary has been unveiled in a Polish village. The monumental creation was celebrated with helicopters and rose petals.
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