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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kremówka papieska associatedWith Pope John Paul II
this entity surface form: Karol Wojtyła
Icon of Salus Populi Romani notableDevotee Pope John Paul II
FSSP foundingPope Pope John Paul II
Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
Juan Pablo II Bridge namedAfter Pope John Paul II
Beagle conflict mediatedBy Pope John Paul II
Giovanni beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
subject surface form: Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti
Catholic Church in Poland associatedWith Pope John Paul II
Catholic Church in Poland associatedWith Pope John Paul II
this entity surface form: Cardinal Karol Wojtyła
Solidarność supportedBy Pope John Paul II
Second Cold War hasKeyFigure Pope John Paul II
Letter of Pope Francis to the bishops of the whole world to present Traditionis custodes mentions Pope John Paul II
this entity surface form: John Paul II
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport namedAfter Pope John Paul II
this entity surface form: Karol Wojtyła
Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport namedAfter Pope John Paul II
Ut Unum Sint author Pope John Paul II
Ut Unum Sint papacyOfAuthor Pope John Paul II
this entity surface form: John Paul II
Ut Unum Sint approvedBy Pope John Paul II
Good Pope John beatifiedBy Pope John Paul II
subject surface form: Pope John XXIII
Christifideles Laici author Pope John Paul II
Christifideles Laici pope Pope John Paul II
Gabriel Marcel influenced Pope John Paul II
this entity surface form: Karol Wojtyła
The Hundredth Year author Pope John Paul II
The Hundredth Year promulgatedBy Pope John Paul II
The Hundredth Year papacyOf Pope John Paul II
Sollicitudo rei socialis author Pope John Paul II
Sollicitudo rei socialis papacyOf Pope John Paul II
Laborem exercens author Pope John Paul II
Laborem exercens papacyOfIssue Pope John Paul II
Laborem exercens pope Pope John Paul II
Code of Canon Law (1983) promulgatedBy Pope John Paul II
The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World author Pope John Paul II
this entity surface form: Saint John Paul II