In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Lithuania, a monument was erected in the church yard. The path from the boulevard to the statue of the pope was named after Pope John Paul II. When Pope John Paul II was kneeling in the church of St. Ignatius of Loyola, his cassock was smeared with paint, and a red stain was noticed on the sculpture erected near the church, exactly where the pope’s cassock was stained. The people of Šiauliai call this event a miracle.