Pope John XXIII

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Pope John XXIII was the head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963, best known for his progressive vision and for initiating major reforms that modernized the Church.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Square Jean XXIII 2
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli 1
John XXIII 1

Statements (70)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
Italian person
Pope
head of state
advocated dialogue with the modern world
improved relations with Jews
improved relations with other Christian denominations
beatificationDate 2000-09-03
beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
birthDate 1881-11-25
birthName Pope John XXIII self-linksurface differs
surface form: Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
birthPlace Sotto il Monte, Bergamo, Kingdom of Italy
canonizationDate 2014-04-27
canonizedBy Pope Francis
cardinalCreationDate 1953-01-12
causeOfDeath stomach cancer
convoked Second Vatican Council
councilOpeningDate 1962-10-11
createdCardinalBy Pope Pius XII
deathDate 1963-06-03
deathPlace Apostolic Palace
surface form: Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
education Pontifical Gregorian University
Pontifical Roman Seminary
electedPopeDate 1958-10-28
familyName Pope John XXIII self-linksurface differs
surface form: Roncalli
feastDay October 11
givenName Angelo
Giuseppe
honorificTitle Good Pope John
Saint
issuedEncyclicalOn peace and human rights
social justice
knownFor calling the Second Vatican Council
initiating major reforms in the Catholic Church
pastoral and progressive vision
promoting ecumenism
languageSpoken French
Greek
Italian
Latin
Turkish
majorDocument Ad Petri Cathedram
Aeterna Dei Sapientia
Mater et Magistra
Pacem in terris
surface form: Pacem in Terris

Princeps Pastorum
motto Oboedientia et Pax
nationality Italian
occupation diplomat
theologian
ordinalInOffice 261st Pope
papacyEndDate 1963-06-03
papacyStartDate 1958-10-28
papalName Pope John XXIII self-linksurface differs
surface form: John XXIII
participatedIn World War I as a military chaplain
positionHeld Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece
Apostolic Nuncio to France
Apostolic Visitor to Bulgaria
Bishop of Rome
Cardinal of the Catholic Church
Patriarch of Venice
Pope
Sovereign of Vatican City State
predecessor Pope Pius XII
promoted aggiornamento (updating of the Church)
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder Secular clergy
residenceAsPope Apostolic Palace
surface form: Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
sought peaceful resolution during the Cuban Missile Crisis
successor Pope Paul VI

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Pacem in terris Pope Pope John XXIII
Giovanni Battista appointedCardinalBy Pope John XXIII
subject surface form: Giovanni Battista Montini
Pacem in Terris Award associatedWith Pope John XXIII
John associatedWithFigure Pope John XXIII
Pacem in terris author Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII birthName Pope John XXIII self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
4th arrondissement of Paris contains Pope John XXIII
this entity surface form: Square Jean XXIII
Second Vatican Council convenedBy Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII familyName Pope John XXIII self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Roncalli
this entity surface form: Square Jean XXIII
Pacem in terris papacyOf Pope John XXIII
Pope John XXIII papalName Pope John XXIII self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: John XXIII
Giovanni Battista predecessor Pope John XXIII
subject surface form: Giovanni Battista Montini
Pope Paul VI predecessor Pope John XXIII
Ecclesiastical Latin promotedBy Pope John XXIII
Missale Romanum revisedBy Pope John XXIII
Roman Breviary revisedBy Pope John XXIII
Usus antiquior revisedBy Pope John XXIII
Mass of St. Pius V rubricsRevisedBy Pope John XXIII
Pope Pius XII successor Pope John XXIII