Karol Wojtyła (senior)
Polish Army officer, father of Pope John Paul II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Karol Wojtyła (18 July 1879 – 18 February 1941) was a Polish military officer who was a non-commissioned officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army and a lieutenant of the Polish Armed Forces' administration. He was the father and namesake of Karol Józef Wojtyła, who became Pope John Paul II in 1978, and the father of Polish doctor Edmund Wojtyła. He died from what is believed to be a heart attack in 1941 while his son was away, an event considered to have influenced his son's decision to join the seminary.
In this Slavic name, the surname is Wojtyła, sometimes transliterated as Wojtyla.
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Nickname(s) | Karol |
Born | (1879-07-18)18 July 1879 Lipnik, Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 18 February 1941(1941-02-18) (aged 61) Kraków, General Government |
Allegiance | Austria-Hungary Second Polish Republic |
Service/ | Austro-Hungarian Army Polish Army |
Rank | Porucznik |
Unit | 56th Infantry Regiment 12th Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Military Merit Cross |
Spouse(s) | Emilia Wojtyła |
Children | 3 including Pope John Paul II, Dr Edmund Wojtyła |
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