Cicero in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Jesus Christ King of the Universe Statue
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 25, 2025
1. Jesus Christ King of the Universe Statue Marker
As a sign of faith and devotion in the beginning of Third Millennium of Christianity.
Blessed by His Eminence Zenon Grocholewski, Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education
Erected 2003.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is April 4, 2003.
Location. 41° 50.3′ N, 87° 44.74′ W. Marker is in Cicero, Illinois, in Cook County. It is at the intersection of 48th Court and 30th Street, on the right when traveling south on 48th Court. The marker is affixed to the base of the Christ the King statue in front of St. Mary of Częstochowa Catholic Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3010 48th Court, Cicero IL 60804, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Manuel Perez Jr. Memorial Plaza (approx. Ύ mile away); The Manuel Pιrez, Jr. Memorial Plaza (approx. Ύ mile away); Cicero Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Parish (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rudy Lozano (approx. 1.1 miles away); T.G. Masaryk Czech School (approx. 1.3 miles away); a different marker also named T.G. Masaryk Czech School (approx. 1.3 miles away); First Church in the Town of Cicero (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cicero.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Site of Cicero Town Hall (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. The statue itself features these Polish words near the feet of Jesus: "Ezu Chryste Krσlu Wszechświata
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 25, 2025
2. Jesus Christ King of the Universe Statue
Regarding Jesus Christ King of the Universe Statue. St. Mary of Częstochowa was completed in 1918 to serve the large Polish population that had settled in Cicero starting in the 1880s. It is named after an icon of the Virgin Mary, known as the "Black Madonna," that is found at the Jasna Gσra Monastery in Częstochowa, Poland. In 2022, the church merged with another Cicero parish about two miles south, Our Lady of Charity, as part of the Archdiocese of Chicago's "Renew My Church" consolidation.
This statue was designed by Czesław Dźwigaj, a Polish sculptor who also designed the bronze doors of the St. Hyacinth Basilica on Chicago's north side.
Also see . . . Czesław Dźwigaj official site.
Excerpt, translated from Polish: "He is the creator of 83 monuments dedicated to the Holy Father John Paul II beyond Poland...(Submitted on June 25, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)including projects in Chicago, Detroit, Wyandotte, Phoenix, Glenwood Springs, Colorado Springs (USA), Posadas (Argentina), Hanover and Dortmund (Germany), Rome (Italy), Dux (Liechtenstein), Edmonton (Canada), Fatima (Portugal), Lourdes (France), Tenerife (Spain), Vilnius, Siluva and Kaunas (Lithuania), Ruzomberok (Slovakia), Blaj (Romania)."Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 25, 20253. St. Mary of Częstochowa Catholic Church
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 25, 2025
4. Christ the King
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, June 25, 2025
5. St. Mary of Częstochowa Catholic Church
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 219 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 25, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.
