The monument at the courtyard of the Catholic University of Lublin is devoted to two great Poles, whose pastoral, scientific and didactic activities were connected with Lublin and the university itself. Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, used to study at the Catholic University and in the years 1925-29 stayed at the lodgings at the Old Town (see: stop 5). It was here, in Lublin, where he received a doctorate. As a bishop, in the years 1946-48, he was at the same time the chancellor of the University. Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, Doctor of Science, and subsequently a professor, used to teach at the Ethics department since 1954. For 24 years, until being chosen for the pope on the 16 of October 1978, he travelled from Cracow especially for his classes. He was also known for his scientific and social activities, ranging beyond his obligations at the university. As John Paul II he visitet Lublin and his Alma Mater on the 9 of June 1987.

Those two great Poles are commemorated in a form of a monument designed by professor Jerzy Jarnuszkiewicz. The sculpture presents the well-known scene of a hug between Wojtyła and Wyszyński during the pontifical mass.

The Catholic University of Lublin was founded in 1918 on the initiative of Father Idzi Radziszewski in the former buildings belonging to the Observant Dominicans that were subsequently turned into army barracks by Austrian and Russian occupants.