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 Familiaris consortio
surface form: apostolic exhortation Familiaris Consortio

apostolic letter Salvifici Doloris
book Crossing the Threshold of Hope
book Gift and Mystery
Centesimus annus
surface form: 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 Pope John Paul II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Karol Józef Wojtyła
birthPlace Wadowice
surface form: 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 Pope John Paul II self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Pope John Paul II self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saint John Paul II
ideology personalism
influenced fall of communism in Eastern Europe
fall of communism in Poland
initiated World Youth Day 1985 (inaugural)
surface form: World Youth Day
issued Catechism of the Catholic Church
surface form: 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 Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome

Cardinal of the Catholic Church
Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków
Pope
Vatican City
surface form: 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 Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Apostolic Palace
roleInCouncil Council Father at Second Vatican Council
successor Pope Benedict XVI
supportedMovement Solidarity movement
surface form: Solidarity (Polish trade union)
visited more than 100 countries as pope

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José de Anchieta beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
Divine Mercy Sunday promulgatedBy Pope John Paul II
Divine Mercy Sunday institutedBy Pope John Paul II
Divine Mercy Sunday linkedToPope Pope John Paul II
Divine Mercy Sunday hasPatronFigure Pope John Paul II
Duns Scotus beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
Charles I of Austria beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
João Paulo II Airport namedAfter Pope John Paul II
Mother of the Church promotedBy Pope John Paul II
Diocese of Carabayllo createdBy Pope John Paul II
Diocese of Lurín establishedBy Pope John Paul II
Karl Rahner influenced Pope John Paul II
Cardinal Godfried Danneels appointedBy Pope John Paul II
subject surface form: Godfried Danneels
Dives in Misericordia author Pope John Paul II
Dives in Misericordia pope Pope John Paul II
this entity surface form: John Paul II
Holy Rosary associatedPope Pope John Paul II
Mysteria Lucis introducedBy Pope John Paul II
Mysteria Lucis introducedByPope Pope John Paul II
this entity surface form: John Paul II
Mysteria Lucis promotedBy Pope John Paul II
Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne createdCardinalBy Pope John Paul II
Year of the Rosary hasProponent Pope John Paul II
Year of the Rosary proclaimedBy Pope John Paul II
Year of the Rosary associatedWithPope Pope John Paul II
Luminous Mysteries introducedBy Pope John Paul II
Francisco Marto beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
Church of the Annunciation visitedBy Pope John Paul II
Roman Martyrology approvedBy Pope John Paul II
CCC promulgatedBy Pope John Paul II
subject surface form: Catechism of the Catholic Church
CCC approvedBy Pope John Paul II
subject surface form: Catechism of the Catholic Church
His Holiness: John Paul II and the History of Our Time hasSubjectPerson Pope John Paul II
this entity surface form: Karol Józef Wojtyła
John O'Connor appointedBy Pope John Paul II
Padre Pio canonizedBy Pope John Paul II
Padre Pio beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
Miquel Josep Serra i Ferrer beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
Fra Angelico beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
Jacinta Marto beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
Eastern Catholic canon law promulgatedBy Pope John Paul II
Almudena Cathedral consecratedBy Pope John Paul II
PASS foundedBy Pope John Paul II
subject surface form: Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
PASS foundingPope Pope John Paul II
subject surface form: Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
this entity surface form: John Paul II
Family home of Pope John Paul II Museum dedicatedTo Pope John Paul II
this entity surface form: Karol Wojtyła