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.


Statements (96)
Predicate Object
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
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
birthPlace Wadowice, Poland
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
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
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
Cardinal of the Catholic Church
Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków
Pope
Sovereign of the Vatican City State
predecessor Pope John Paul I
promoted dialogue with Islam
dialogue with Judaism
dialogue with other world religions
ecumenism
religion Catholic Church
residence Apostolic Palace
roleInCouncil Council Father at Second Vatican Council
successor Pope Benedict XVI
supportedMovement Solidarity (Polish trade union)
visited more than 100 countries as pope

Referenced by (115)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus
Centesimus annus
Evangelium Vitae
Familiaris consortio
Fides et Ratio
Laborem Exercens
Redemptor Hominis
Redemptoris Custos
Rosarium Virginis Mariae
Salvifici Doloris
Theology of the Body
author
Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches
Divine Mercy Sunday
Evangelium Vitae
Familiaris consortio
Pastor bonus
Salvifici Doloris
promulgatedBy
Charles I of Austria
Duns Scotus
José de Anchieta
Junípero Serra
Mother Teresa
Pope John XXIII
Pope Pius IX
beatifiedBy
Apostolic Constitution Pastor Bonus
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Enchiridion Indulgentiarum
Pastor bonus
Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter
approvedBy
Centesimus annus
Evangelium Vitae
Fides et Ratio
Laborem Exercens
Redemptor Hominis
Rosarium Virginis Mariae
papacyOf
John Paul Jones ("John Paul")
Karol Wojtyła ("Karol Józef Wojtyła")
Pope John Paul II ("Karol Józef Wojtyła")
birthName
Dicastery for Legislative Texts
Diocese of Lurín
Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg
establishedBy
Apostolic Signatura
Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See
Roman Curia
reformedBy
Kalwaria Zebrzydowska: Mannerist Architectural and Park Landscape Complex and Pilgrimage Park
That they may all be one
associatedWithPerson
Antonio Quarracino
Pope Francis
createdCardinalBy
Wadowice ("Karol Wojtyła")
Wadowice
famousResident
Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
World Youth Day 1985
foundedBy
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas ("Karol Wojtyła")
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas ("John Paul II")
hasNotableAlumni
Fides et Ratio
Pastor bonus
issuedBy
John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice
João Paulo II Airport
namedAfter
Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Ronald Reagan Freedom Award
notableRecipient
Familiaris consortio ("John Paul II")
Rosarium Virginis Mariae ("John Paul II")
popeNumber
Mother of the Church
Rosary
promotedBy
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
Secretariat of State
reorganizedBy
Antonio Quarracino
appointedArchbishopOfBuenosAiresBy
Godfried Danneels
appointedBy
Anglican Use
authorizedBy
Totus Tuus
centralToSpiritualityOf
Gaudium et Spes
citedBy
Domus Sanctae Marthae
commissionedBy
Diocese of Carabayllo
createdBy
liberation theology
criticizedBy
World Youth Day 1985
declaredBy
1978 papal conclave ("John Paul II")
electedPapalName
1978 papal conclave ("Karol Józef Wojtyła")
electedPerson
1978 papal conclave
electedPope
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis
elevatedBy
Pope John Paul II ("Wojtyła")
familyName
Theology of the Body ("Karol Józef Wojtyła")
hasAuthor
World Youth Day 1985
hasParticipant
Divine Mercy Sunday
hasPatronFigure
Pope John Paul II ("Saint John Paul II")
honorificTitle
Karl Rahner
influenced
Revolutions of 1989
influencedBy
World Youth Day initiatives
initiatedBy
Divine Mercy Sunday
institutedBy
Redemptor Hominis
isFirstEncyclicalOf
Galileo affair
laterAssessmentBy
Divine Mercy Sunday
linkedToPope
Totus Tuus
mottoOf
Jagiellonian University ("John Paul II")
notableAlumnus
World Youth Day 1985
organizer
Karol Wojtyła ("John Paul II")
papalName
Shroud of Turin
papalVeneration
Manila Cathedral
papalVisitSite
Charlotte Church
performedFor
Evangelium Vitae
Pope
Laborem Exercens
pope
Salvifici Doloris ("Pope John Paul II was the 264th Pope")
popeNumberOfAuthor
Pope Benedict XVI
predecessor
2005 papal conclave
previousPope
Marian apparitions at Fatima
recognizedByPope
Papal tiara
renouncedBy
Missale Romanum
revisedBy
Stations of the Cross
scripturalFormApprovedBy
Pope John Paul I
successor
Slovak Greek Catholic Church
suiIurisStatusGrantedBy
Solidarity
supportedBy
Totus Tuus
usedBy
Carl Bernstein
wroteAbout

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