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  2. Pope John Paul II - Wikipedia

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    An ailing John Paul II riding in the Popemobile in September 2004 in St. Peter's Square. When he became pope in 1978 at the age of 58, John Paul II was an avid sportsman. He was extremely healthy and active, jogging in the Vatican gardens, weight training, swimming, and hiking in the mountains.

  3. Early life of Pope John Paul II - Wikipedia

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    Karol Józef Wojtyła (junior) was born on 18 May 1920 in Wadowice near the city of Kraków in southern Poland, the youngest of three children. [1] His father was Karol Józef Wojtyła (senior), born on 18 July 1879 in Lipnik (now part of Bielsko-Biała). He was a non-commissioned officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army and a captain in the Polish ...

  4. List of canonically crowned images - Wikipedia

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    Pope John Paul II: Nuestra Señora del Rosario [55] 31 May 1985: Iles, Nariño: Pope John Paul II: Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes [56] 4 July 1986: Santiago de Cali: Pope John Paul II: Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de La Popa [57] 6 July 1986: Cartagena de Indias: Pope John Paul II: Nuestra Señora del Amparo [58] 21 March 1987: Chinavita ...

  5. List of popes - Wikipedia

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    Was Syrian. Last pope to visit Greece while in office, until John Paul II in 2001. 89 19 May 715 – 11 February 731 (15 years, 268 days) St Gregory II GREGORIVS Secundus: Gregorius 669 Rome, Duchy of Rome (Eastern Roman Empire) 46 / 62 (Eastern) Roman citizen. Was of Roman ethnicity. Feast day 11 February. Held the Synod of Rome (721). 90 18 ...

  6. Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II - Wikipedia

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    St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City (funeral) Participants. The College of Cardinals (led by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger), various dignitaries worldwide. On 2 April 2005, Pope John Paul II died at the age of 84. His funeral was held on 8 April, followed by the novendiales devotional in which the Catholic Church observed nine days of mourning.

  7. Pope John Paul I - Wikipedia

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    Pope John Paul I was the first pope to abandon the coronation, and he was also the first pope to choose a double name ... 251 p. + [8] p. of b&w photos.

  8. Attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II - Wikipedia

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    Mehmet Ali Ağca. The location of the shooting, marked by a stone tablet, in St. Peter's Square. On 13 May 1981, in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Pope John Paul II was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca while he was entering the square. The Pope was struck twice and suffered severe blood loss.

  9. Shroud of Turin - Wikipedia

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    [70] Pope John Paul II showed himself to be deeply moved by the image of the Shroud and arranged for public showings in 1998 and 2000. In his address at the Turin Cathedral on Sunday 24 May 1998 (the occasion of the 100th year of Secondo Pia's 28 May 1898 photograph), he said: "The Shroud is an image of God's love as well as of human sin...

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