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During his 2001 travels, John Paul II became the first pope to visit Greece in 1291 years. [208] [209] In Athens, the pope met with Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens, the head of the Church of Greece. [208] After a private 30-minute meeting, the two spoke publicly.
Wedding portrait, parents. Karol Józef Wojtyła (jr) was born on 18 May 1920 in Wadowice near the city of Kraków in southern Poland, the youngest of three children. [1]His father was Karol Józef Wojtyła (senior), born on 18 July 1879 in Lipnik (now part of Bielsko-Biała).
John Paul II: Archdiocese of Krakow , World Youth Day , young Catholics, families, Swidnica , Wadowice Pope John XXIII (25 November 1881 – 3 June 1963) and Pope John Paul II (18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) reigned as popes of the Roman Catholic Church and the sovereigns of Vatican City (respectively from 1958 to 1963 and 1978 to 2005).
Was Syrian. Last pope to visit Greece while in office, until John Paul II in 2001. 89 19 May 715 – 11 February 731 (15 years, 268 days) St Gregory II GREGORIVS Secundus: Gregorius 669 Rome, Duchy of Rome (Eastern Roman Empire) 46 / 62 (Eastern) Roman citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Feast day 11 February. Held the Synod of Rome (721). 90 18 ...
The pope, in tribute to his immediate predecessor, then took the name of John Paul II. He became the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI, who reigned from 1522 to 1523. At 6:19 p.m. local time (17:19 UTC), the white smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, announcing to the public that a new pope had been elected. [4]
Following the sacred formula of beatification, the banner revealing an image of a smiling John Paul II was unfurled on the Central Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica.. Pope John Paul II reigned as pope of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State for 26 years from October 1978 to his death, on 2 April 2005.
This article contains the saints canonized by Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul II canonized 483 saints, including one equipollent canonizations , during his twenty-six-year reign as Pope from 1978 to 2005:
The Pope John Paul II bibliography contains a list of works by Pope John Paul II, and works about his life and theology. Pope John Paul II reigned as pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for 26 and a half years (October 1978–April 2005). Works written and published prior to his election to the papacy are attributed to ...