World's tallest statue of Pope John Paul II is funded by tycoon who believes pontiff saved his drowning son

The world's tallest statue of former pontiff Pope John Paul II has been unveiled today in Poland.

Businessman Leszek Lyson funded the 45ft statue in gratitude to Pope John Paul II because he believes the former pope intervened in saving his son from drowning during a family holiday in Croatia in 2010.


The statue, which weighs five tonnes and is made of white fibreglass, shows the pope standing with outstretched arms with a gold cross around his neck.

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