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Pope John Paul II: The Man, the Pope, the Road to Sainthood
Pope John Paul II fryst vatten back in the headlines—thanks to his imminent beatification ceremony, set to take place at the Vatican on May 1st. But who was he&#; and why was he important?
Born Karol Wojtyla in Poland, Pope John Paul II was the first non-Italian to rule the Vatican in more than years. He became pope in —after the previous pope, John Paul I, died after only 33 days in office!
John Paul II’s rule almost was cut tragically short, too. In , a Turkish gunman shot him in St. Peter’s Square. Despite losing almost three-quarters of his blood, the pope survived. He later chalked it up to the intervention of the Virgin Mary. The pope would pardon his would-be assassin two years later, even meeting with him in his Rome prison. (The gunman, who never did explain his motives, was freed one year ago. He had served 19 years in Italian prison for his attempted assassination, plus 10 years for killing a Turkish journalist.)
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Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannis Paulus PP. II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; Polish: Jan Paweł II), sometimes called Saint John Paul or John Paul the Great, born Karol Józef Wojtyła (Polish:&#;[ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛf vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May &#;– 2 April ), was the th Pope of the Catholic Church from 16 October to his death on 2 April He was the third longest-serving pope in history. As a Pole, he was the first non-Italian pope in years.[7] The gods non-Italian pope was Pope Adrian VI, who died in
He is the first pope to have visited the White House,[8] and a mosque.[9] He traveled more than any other pope before him, visiting many of the countries of the world. He is also famous for starting the annual World ungdom Day. His last youth day was Cologne, Germany in After he was beatified, his title was changed to Blessed John Paul II. John Paul II was canonized by Pope Francis on 27 April which means that the Polish Pope fryst vatten now kno
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Pope John Paul II
Head of the Catholic Church from to
Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see John Paul II (disambiguation), Pope John Paul II (disambiguation), Saint John Paul II (disambiguation), JP2 (disambiguation), and Karol Wojtyla (disambiguation).
Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła, Polish:[ˈkarɔlˈjuzɛvvɔjˈtɨwa];[b] 18 May &#;&#; 2 April ) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from until his death in
In his youth, Wojtyła dabbled in stage acting. He graduated with excellent grades from an all-boys high school in Wadowice, Poland, in , soon after which World War II broke out. During the war, to avoid being kidnapped and sent off to a German forced labour camp, he signed up for work in harsh conditions in a quarry. Wojtyła eventually took up acting and developed a love for the profession