FATH

ER JOHN PA

UL II

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BIOGRAPHY

Karol Jozef Wojtyla, known as

John Paul II since his election to

the papacy in October 1978, was

born in Wadowice, a small city 50

kilometers. of Krakow, 18 May

1920. He was the youngest of

three children of Karol Wojtyla

and Emilia Kaczorowska. His

mother died in 1929. His eldest

brother Edmund (doctor) died in

1932 and his father (army officer)

in 1941. His sister Olga died

before the birth of the

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He was baptized by the priest

Franciszek Zak on June 20, 1920 in

the parish church of Wadowice, at 9

years made his First Communion and

was confirmed at 18. Upon graduation

from high school in Wadowita Marcin

school in Wadowice, he enrolled in

1938 at the Jagiellonian University in

Krakow and in a drama school.

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When the Nazi occupation forces

closed the university in 1939 and

young Karol had to work in a quarry

and then a chemical factory (Solvay)

to earn a living and avoid deportation

to Germany.

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After the Second World War, he

continued his studies at the major

seminary of Krakow, newly opened,

and the Faculty of Theology of the

Jagiellonian University, until his

priestly ordination in Cracow on

November 1, 1946 of Archbishop

Sapieha.

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Since 1942, when he felt a vocation to the priesthood, he began courses in the clandestine seminary of Cracow, run by the Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Adam Stefan Sapieha. At the same time, was one of the pioneers of the "Rhapsodic Theatre," also clandestine.

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He was then sent to Rome, where,

under the direction of the French

Dominican Garrigou-Lagrange, a

doctorate in theology in 1948 with a

thesis on the subject of faith in the

works of St. John of the Cross (apud

fide Doctrine Sanctum Ioannem to

Cross). At that time, during his

vacations, he exercised his pastoral

ministry among the Polish immigrants

of France, Belgium and Holland.

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In 1948 he returned to Poland and

was vicar of various parishes in

Cracow as chaplain for the university

until 1951, when he resumed his

studies in philosophy and theology. In

1953 the Catholic University of Lublin

a thesis on "evaluation of the

possibility of founding a Catholic ethic

on the basis of the ethical system of

Max Scheler". Later he became

professor of moral theology and social

ethics in the major seminary of Krakow

and in the Faculty of Theology of

Lublin.

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On July 4, 1958 by Pope Pius XII named Titular Bishop of Olmi and auxiliary of Krakow. He was ordained a bishop on September 28, 1958 at the Cathedral of Wawel (Krakow), from the hands of Archbishop Eugeniusz Baziak.

On January 13, 1964 he was appointed Archbishop of Cracow

by Pope Paul VI, who made him a cardinal June 26, 1967, under the title of San Cesareo in Palatio, elevated pro illa vice Diakonia to priestly title.Deshacer cambios

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Besides taking part in Vatican Council

II (1962-1965), with a significant

contribution to the elaboration of the

Constitution Gaudium et spes,

Cardinal Wojtyla took part in the

assemblies of the Synod of Bishops

before his pontificate.

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The cardinals gathered in conclave he was elected Pope on October 16, 1978. He took the name John Paul II on October 22 and solemnly began his Petrine ministry as the 263rd successor of the Apostle Peter. His pontificate, one of the longest in the history of the Church, lasted nearly 27 years.

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John Paul II exercised the Petrine

ministry with a tireless missionary

spirit, dedicating all his energies,

driven by the "omnium Ecclesiarum

sollicitudo" and charity open to all

mankind. He made 104 pastoral

visits outside Italy and 146 within this

country. As Bishop of Rome he

visited 317 of the 333 parishes.

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More than all his predecessors he

found God's people and the leaders of

nations: more than 17,600,000

pilgrims participated in the 1166

General Audiences held on

Wednesdays. Such figure is without

counting all other special audiences and

religious ceremonies held [more than 8

million pilgrims during the Great Jubilee

of 2000] and the millions of faithful met

Pope during pastoral visits made in Italy

and elsewhere. We must also remember

the numerous government personalities

that are encountered during 38 official

visits and the 738 audiences and

meetings with heads of state and 246

audiences and meetings with Prime

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His love for young people prompted

him to start in 1985 the World Youth

Days. In the 19 WYDs held during

his pontificate brought together

millions of young people around the

world. In addition, attention to family

revealed in the World Meetings of

Families, which he initiated in 1994.

John Paul II promoted dialogue with

Jews and representatives of other

religions, he several times invited to

prayer meetings for peace,

especially in Assisi.

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Under his guidance the Church

prepared herself for the third millennium

and celebrated the Great Jubilee of

2000, along the lines indicated by him in

the Apostolic Letter Tertio Millennio

Adveniente, and then faced the new

epoch, receiving his instructions in the

Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio Ineunte,

which showed to the faithful their future

path. With the Year of Redemption, the

Marian Year and the Year of the

Eucharist, he promoted the spiritual

renewal of the Church.

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John Paul II died on April 2, 2005, at

21.37, while finishing on Saturday, and

had already entered the octave of

Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday.

From that evening until April 8, the day

held the funeral of the late Pontiff, more

than three million pilgrims paid tribute

to John Paul II, even 24 hours in line to

gainaccess to the basilica of St. Peter.

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