User:Marek69/Pope John Paul II
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Blessed Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP. II, Italian: Giovanni Paolo II, Polish: Jan Paweł II), born Karol Józef Wojtyła (Polish: [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛf vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005), served as Pope of theCatholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at 84 years and 319 days of age. At 26 years and 168 days, his was thesecond-longest documented pontificate; only Pope Pius IX (1846–1878) who served 31 years, reigned longer. Pope John Paul II is the only Polish or indeed Slavic Pope to date and was the first non-Italian Pope since Dutch Pope Adrian VI (1522–1523).
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Papacy began | 16 October 1978 |
Papacy ended | 2 April 2005 (26 years, 168 days) |
Predecessor | John Paul I |
Successor | Benedict XVI |
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Ordination | 1 November 1946 |
Consecration | 28 September 1958 by Eugeniusz Baziak |
Created cardinal | 26 June 1967 |
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Born | Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920-05-18)18 May 1920 |
Died | 2 April 2005(2005-04-02) (aged 84) Apostolic Palace, Vatican City |
Nationality | Polish |
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Feast day | 22 October |
Venerated in | 19 December 2009 |
Beatified | 1 May 2011 Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI |
Patronage | World Youth Day (Co- Patron) |
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John Paul II was acclaimed as one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century. He was instrumental in ending communism in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe. Conversely, he denounced the excesses of capitalism. John Paul II significantly improved the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. Though criticised by progressives for upholding the Church's teachings against artificial contraception and the ordination of women and by traditionalists for his support of the Church's Second Vatican Council and its reform, he was also widely praised[1] for his firm, orthodox Catholic stances.
He was one of the most-travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. He spoke Italian, French, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Croatian, and Latin as well as his nativePolish. As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness, he beatified 1,340 people and canonised 483 saints, more than the combined tally of his predecessors during the preceding five centuries. On 19 December 2009, John Paul II was proclaimed venerable by his successor Pope Benedict XVI and was beatified on 1 May 2011.