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John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century, as well as the third-longest-serving pope in history after Pius IX and St. Peter. John Paul II attempted to improve the Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, Islam, and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the spirit of ecumenism, holding atheism as the
A monument to Pope John Paul II (Spanish: Monumento al Papa Juan Pablo II) is installed outside the Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, in the historic center of Mexico City, Mexico. [ 1 ] References
Pope John Paul II's body is laid in St. Peter's Basilica for private visitation by Vatican officials and foreign dignitaries. Among the Americans in the photograph are then US President George W. Bush , his father George H. W. Bush , his wife Laura Bush , and former president Bill Clinton , Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice , and Andrew Card .
Papa Juan Pablo II is the Spanish name for Pope John Paul II. Juan Pablo II may also refer to: Juan Pablo II Bridge, a bridge over the Biobio River in Chile; Liceo Juan Pablo II, a high school in Nancagua, Colchagua, Chile; Colegio Juan Pablo II, a school in Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia; Juan Pablo II (2005 song) by El Tri off the album Más ...
Pope Paul II (Latin: Paulus II; Italian: Paolo II; 23 February 1417 – 26 July 1471), [1] born Pietro Barbo, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 August 1464 to his death. When his maternal uncle became Pope Eugene IV, Barbo switched from training to be a merchant to religious studies. His rise in the Church ...
On 7 November, the agent of King Ferdinand I of Bohemia and Hungary, Diego Lasso, wrote that the pope's temperature had increased that morning, while the French ambassador in Rome reported to King Henry II of France that Paul III suffered from a catarrh at 7:00 pm, opining that the pope had very little time to live.
Juan Valdez drinks Costa Rican coffee (Spanish: Juan Valdez bebe café de Costa Rica) is a slogan, implying that Juan Valdez, a fictional character created by the Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia (Fedecafé), drinks coffee from Costa Rica. At one time, it was used on bumper stickers in Costa Rica. [1]
With the death of Pope Agapetus II in November 955, Octavian, who was the cardinal deacon of Santa Maria in Domnica, was elected his successor on 16 December 955. [5] His adoption of the apostolic name of John XII was the third example of a pontiff taking a regnal name upon elevation to the papal chair , the first being John II (533–535) and ...