Who is Papa Juan Pablo II?

Papa Juan Pablo II is pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author.

How did Papa Juan Pablo II die?

Papa Juan Pablo II passed away in 2005 (Parkinson's disease).

Papa Juan Pablo II

Q: What is Papa Juan Pablo II known for?

Papa Juan Pablo II is primarily known as a(n) Catholic bishop, autobiographer, bishop, Catholic priest, philosopher, professor, poet, latin catholic deacon, Pope, author, human rights defender, archbishop, politician, transitional deacon, Latin Catholic priest.

pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author

Born:May 18, 1920

Died:April 2, 2005

Age at death:84

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Parkinson's Disease

Zodiac Sign:Taurus

Born in:Wadowice, Poland

Buried in:Vatican City

Languages:Polish, Russian, Esperanto, German, Portuguese, Latin, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Italian, English, French, Belarusian, Spanish

Catholic Bishop Autobiographer Bishop Catholic Priest Philosopher Professor Poet Latin Catholic Deacon Pope Author Human Rights Defender Archbishop Politician Transitional Deacon Latin Catholic Priest

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Famous For

Movies & TV

The Crime of Father AmaroThe Vatican TapesLulu by NightConspirators of PleasureVyprávěj

Books

Centesimus AnnusLaborem exercensUniversi Dominici GregisEvangelium VitaePastor Bonus

Songs & Albums

Abbà PaterPope John Paul II's visit to IrelandPope John Paul II's visits to Nicaragua

Awards

Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class (2024)honorary citizen of Nieszawa (2014)Sternberg Interfaith Gold Medallion (2005)Śląski Wawrzyn Literacki (2005)Presidential Medal of Freedom (2004)

Papa Juan Pablo II

pope, cardinal, bishop, priest, author

Biography

Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century, as well as the third longest-serving pope in history, after St. Peter and Pius IX. In addition to this, he was an important philosopher and theologian of the 20th century. In his youth, Wojtyła worked occasionally as a stage actor. He graduated from an all-boys high school in Wadowice, Poland in 1938, shortly before World War II broke out. During the war, to avoid being kidnapped and sent 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 and participated at a local theatre. The linguistically skilled Wojtyła wanted to study Polish in university. During his studies, he was encouraged by a conversation with Adam Stefan Sapieha to study theology and become a priest. Eventually, Wojtyła rose to the position of Archbishop of Kraków and then to cardinal, both positions held by his mentor. Wojtyła was elected pope on the third day of the October 1978 conclave, becoming one of the youngest popes in over a century. The conclave was called after the death of John Paul I, who served only 33 days as pope. Wojtyła adopted the name of his predecessor in tribute to him. Pope John Paul II attempted to improve the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the spirit of ecumenism, holding atheism as the greatest threat. He maintained the Church's previous positions on such matters as abortion, artificial contraception, the ordination of women, and a celibate clergy, and although he supported the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, he was seen as generally conventional in their interpretation. He put emphasis on family and identity, while questioning consumerism, hedonism and the pursuit of wealth. He was one of the most-travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness, Pope John Paul II beatified 1,344 people, and canonised 483 saints, more than the combined tally of his predecessors during the preceding five centuries. By the time of his death, he had named most of the College of Cardinals, consecrated or co-consecrated many of the world's bishops, and ordained many priests. Pope John Paul II died on 2 April 2005, and was succeeded by Pope Benedict XVI. Pope John Paul II has been credited with fighting against dictatorships and with helping to end communist rule in his native Poland and the rest of Europe. Under John Paul II, the Catholic Church greatly expanded its influence in Africa and Latin America and retained its influence in Europe and the rest of the world. He was proclaimed venerable by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 December 2009, and on 1 May 2011 (Divine Mercy Sunday) he was beatified. On 27 April 2014, Pope John Paul II was canonised by Pope Francis, alongside Pope John XXIII. He has been criticised for allegedly not acting against or having been insufficiently harsh against the sexual abuse of children by priests, both as archbishop under Communist Poland and during his papacy. After his canonisation, he has been referred to by some Catholics as "Pope Saint John Paul the Great", though that title is not official. Under Pope John Paul II, two of the most important documents of the contemporary Catholic Church were drafted and promulgated: the 1983 Code of Canon Law, which revised and updated the 1917 Code of Canon Law, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the first universal catechism to be issued since the Roman Catechism.

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Quotes

“To acknowledge one's sin, indeed — penetrating still more deeply into the consideration of one's own personhood — to recognize oneself as being a sinner, capable of sin and inclined to commit sin, is the essential first step in returning to God.”

— Pt. 2, sec. 13

“Young people have a special place in the heart of the Holy Father, who often repeats that the whole Church looks to them with particular hope for a new beginning of evangelization.”

— Paul II, Pope John. Crossing the Threshold of Hope, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

“Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth—in a word, to know himself—so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves.”

— Encyclical Fides et Ratio, 14 September 1998

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Pope John Paul II

Niegowić Church Towers. Niegowić was the place of the first appointment of Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II, as the 'Church of the Assumption of Our Lady' parish priest. He served there from July 1948 to August 1949, before the then-Cardinal and Archbishop, Prince Adam Sapieha (who had ordained Wojtyła a priest in 1946 on an accelerated schedule, sending him to work on a doctorate in theology in Rome before beginning parish work), assigned him to work at St Florian's Church in Kraków (where he began his work with university students as a chaplain to students of the Jagiellonian University and the Kraków Polytechnic Institute). The Scotch Mist Gallery contains many photographs of historic buildings, monuments and memorials of Poland.

Niegowić Church Entrance. Niegowić was the place of the first appointment of Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II, as the 'Church of the Assumption of Our Lady' parish priest. He served there from July 1948 to August 1949, before the then-Cardinal and Archbishop, Prince Adam Sapieha (who had ordained Wojtyła a priest in 1946 on an accelerated schedule, sending him to work on a doctorate in theology in Rome before beginning parish work), assigned him to work at St Florian's Church in Kraków (where he began his work with university students as a chaplain to students of the Jagiellonian University and the Kraków Polytechnic Institute). The Scotch Mist Gallery contains many photographs of historic buildings, monuments and memorials of Poland.

Interior of the agricultural school building in Głubczyce, with a commemoration of John Paul II

Niegowić Church Interior. Niegowić was the place of the first appointment of Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II, as the 'Church of the Assumption of Our Lady' parish priest. He served there from July 1948 to August 1949, before the then-Cardinal and Archbishop, Prince Adam Sapieha (who had ordained Wojtyła a priest in 1946 on an accelerated schedule, sending him to work on a doctorate in theology in Rome before beginning parish work), assigned him to work at St Florian's Church in Kraków (where he began his work with university students as a chaplain to students of the Jagiellonian University and the Kraków Polytechnic Institute). The Scotch Mist Gallery contains many photographs of historic buildings, monuments and memorials of Poland.

An exhibit at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels coinciding with the canonization of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII

Equality March 2023 in Kraków

Niegowić Church and Cemetery. Niegowić was the place of the first appointment of Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II, as the 'Church of the Assumption of Our Lady' parish priest. He served there from July 1948 to August 1949, before the then-Cardinal and Archbishop, Prince Adam Sapieha (who had ordained Wojtyła a priest in 1946 on an accelerated schedule, sending him to work on a doctorate in theology in Rome before beginning parish work), assigned him to work at St Florian's Church in Kraków (where he began his work with university students as a chaplain to students of the Jagiellonian University and the Kraków Polytechnic Institute). The Scotch Mist Gallery contains many photographs of historic buildings, monuments and memorials of Poland.

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Niegowić Church. Niegowić was the place of the first appointment of Karol Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II, as the 'Church of the Assumption of Our Lady' parish priest. He served there from July 1948 to August 1949, before the then-Cardinal and Archbishop, Prince Adam Sapieha (who had ordained Wojtyła a priest in 1946 on an accelerated schedule, sending him to work on a doctorate in theology in Rome before beginning parish work), assigned him to work at St Florian's Church in Kraków (where he began his work with university students as a chaplain to students of the Jagiellonian University and the Kraków Polytechnic Institute). The Scotch Mist Gallery contains many photographs of historic buildings, monuments and memorials of Poland.