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"Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty Memorial"
Mindszenty Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio Contracted by:
Hungarian Society Association
Bronze on a granite base - 11'x 3' x 2' bronze; 304.8 cm

A portrait of Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty, who was imprisoned in Soviet prisons for 8 years after the WWII, then spent 15 in the American Embassy before being exiled by the church to reside in the western world.  As a symbol for religious belief to his people, politically he was also the Primate to Hungary and a threat to the regime.  The Pope removed this title when he became exiled.