Pope John Paul II

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Pope John Paul II was the head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005, known for his influential role in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, extensive global travels, and efforts to improve interfaith relations.

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instanceOf Catholic priest
Pope
head of state
philosopher
saint
theologian
writer
advocated defense of the unborn
opposition to the death penalty
peace and reconciliation
assassinationAttemptLocation St. Peter's Square
assassinationAttemptPerpetrator Mehmet Ali Ağca
authored apostolic exhortation Familiaris Consortio
apostolic letter Salvifici Doloris
book Crossing the Threshold of Hope
book Gift and Mystery
encyclical Centesimus Annus
linked to: Centesimus annus

encyclical Evangelium Vitae
encyclical Fides et Ratio
encyclical Laborem Exercens
encyclical Redemptor Hominis
beatificationDate 2011-05-01
beatifiedBy Pope Benedict XVI
birthDate 1920-05-18
birthName Karol Józef Wojtyła
linked to: Pope John Paul II
birthPlace Wadowice, Poland
linked to: Wadowice
canonizationDate 2014-04-27
canonizedBy Pope Francis
cardinalCreatedBy Pope Paul VI
consecrationDate 1958-09-28
countryOfCitizenship Poland
deathDate 2005-04-02
deathPlace Vatican City
education Jagiellonian University
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)
electedPopeBy 1978 papal conclave
ethnicGroup Poles
familyName Wojtyła
linked to: Pope John Paul II
feastDay October 22
fieldOfWork Catholic social teaching
moral theology
philosophy of the person
gender male
givenName Karol
heldCouncil World Youth Day 1985 (inaugural)
honorificPrefix His Holiness
honorificTitle Saint John Paul II
linked to: Pope John Paul II
ideology personalism
influenced fall of communism in Eastern Europe
fall of communism in Poland
initiated World Youth Day
issued Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992)
knownFor Marian devotion
World Youth Day initiatives
apologies for past wrongs committed by members of the Church
defense of human rights and dignity
extensive international pastoral travels
opposition to communism
promoting interfaith dialogue
role in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe
theology of the body catecheses
languageSpoken English
French
German
Italian
Latin
Polish
Portuguese
Spanish
several other languages
motto Totus Tuus
notableEvent survived assassination attempt on 1981-05-13
notableVisit visit to a synagogue in Rome in 1986
visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem in 2000
notableWork theology of the body
ordinationDate 1946-11-01
papacyEnd 2005-04-02
papacyStart 1978-10-16
participatedIn Second Vatican Council
placeOfBurial St. Peter's Basilica
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope

Cardinal of the Catholic Church
Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków
Pope
Sovereign of the Vatican City State
linked to: Vatican City
predecessor Pope John Paul I
promoted dialogue with Islam
dialogue with Judaism
dialogue with other world religions
ecumenism
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Apostolic Palace
roleInCouncil Council Father at Second Vatican Council
successor Pope Benedict XVI
supportedMovement Solidarity (Polish trade union)
linked to: Solidarity movement
visited more than 100 countries as pope

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Pope Francis createdCardinalBy Pope John Paul II
Roman Curia reformedBy Pope John Paul II
Rosary promotedBy Pope John Paul II
Pastor bonus promulgatedBy Pope John Paul II
Pastor bonus issuedBy Pope John Paul II
Pastor bonus approvedBy Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II birthName Karol Józef Wojtyła
linked to: Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II familyName Wojtyła
linked to: Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II honorificTitle Saint John Paul II
linked to: Pope John Paul II
Apostolic Signatura reformedBy Pope John Paul II
Mother Teresa beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
Pope Benedict XVI predecessor Pope John Paul II
Domus Sanctae Marthae commissionedBy Pope John Paul II
Antonio Quarracino createdCardinalBy Pope John Paul II
Secretariat of State reorganizedBy Pope John Paul II
Redemptoris Custos author Pope John Paul II
Rosarium Virginis Mariae author Pope John Paul II
Rosarium Virginis Mariae papacyOf Pope John Paul II
Rosarium Virginis Mariae popeNumber John Paul II
linked to: Pope John Paul II
Catechism of the Catholic Church approvedBy Pope John Paul II
Pope Pius IX beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
John Paul Jones birthName John Paul
linked to: Pope John Paul II
Carl Bernstein wroteAbout Pope John Paul II
Junípero Serra beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
Wadowice famousResident Karol Wojtyła
linked to: Pope John Paul II
Wadowice famousResident Pope John Paul II
Missale Romanum revisedBy Pope John Paul II
Galileo affair laterAssessmentBy Pope John Paul II
Jagiellonian University notableAlumnus John Paul II
linked to: Pope John Paul II
Solidarity supportedBy Pope John Paul II
subject linked to: Solidarity movement
Gaudium et Spes citedBy Pope John Paul II
Pope John XXIII beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
Charlotte Church performedFor Pope John Paul II
Centesimus annus author Pope John Paul II
Centesimus annus papacyOf Pope John Paul II
Revolutions of 1989 influencedBy Pope John Paul II