Monument to Pope John Paul II, Bronze monument in Ploërmel, France.

The Monument to Pope John Paul II stands within the grounds of the Sacré-Cœur school in Ploërmel. A stone base supports a bronze arch topped by a short vertical post, and beneath the arch a bronze figure of the praying pope stands with hands clasped and head bowed. A plaque on the base reads "AYEZ PAS PEUR".

Zurab Tsereteli, a Georgian-born sculptor working in Russia, gave the bronze to his friend Paul Anselin, then mayor of Ploërmel, who passed it to the town. It was inaugurated on 10 December 2006. In October 2017 the Conseil d'État ruled the cross illegal under the 1905 law and ordered its removal; the diocese of Vannes then bought the monument, and on 11 June 2018 it was moved about 30 metres into the grounds of the Sacré-Cœur school.

The plaque on the base quotes John Paul II's 1978 call "N'ayez pas peur" ("Do not be afraid"), the phrase that opened his pontificate. The monument stood on Place Saint-Jean-Paul-II until June 2018, when it was moved about 30 metres onto land bought by the Diocese of Vannes beside the Sacré-Cœur school. It remains visible from the square.

The monument stands on the grounds of the Sacré-Cœur school, about 30 metres from its former site on Place Saint-Jean-Paul-II, and remains accessible to the public from that square. Visitors approach it on foot through the school's enclosure rather than from the town centre.

The installation sparked legal discussions about religious symbols in public spaces, leading to modifications of the original cross structure. This controversy makes the monument an interesting example of balancing artistic freedom with public concerns.