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Ján Pavol II Veľký
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John Paul II
1920 – 2005
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Wikipedia SummaryPope John Paul II was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century, as well as the third longest-serving pope in history, after St. Peter and Pius IX. In addition to this, he was an important philosopher and theologian of the 20th century.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 18, 1920
Holy Father John Paul II Family Home in Wadowice
Date of death
April 2, 2005
Apostolic Palace
Citizenship
Poland · Vatican City · Second Polish Republic
Occupations & fields
transitional deaconLatin Catholic priestlatin catholic deaconCatholic bishoppoetpolitician
Awards & honours
Order of the SmileOrder of St. Gregory the GreatOrder of Pius IXOrder of the Golden SpurArmia Krajowa Crosshonorary doctor of the Jagiellonian University of Krakow
- Field and occupation
- polský duchovný a 264. pápež katolíckej cirkvi
- Given name:
- Ján, Pavol, Karol, Józef
- Also known as
- Jan Pavel · svatý Jan Pavel II. · sv. Jan Pavel II. · John Paul · Кароль Войтила · Войтила Кароль · Karol Wojtyła · PP Ioannes Paulus II · Karol Wojtyla · Karol Józef Wojtyła · Giovanni Paolo · Szent II. János Pál pápa · Ioannes Paulus PP. II · Jan Paweł II · Pope John Paul II · JP II · JPII · Saint John Paul II · Pope Saint John Paul II the Great · Joannes Paulus · Juan Pablo · Jean Paul · Jan Paweł · Johannes Paul · Ĭoan Pavel · Vojtyla · Yoḥanan Paʼulus · Andrzej Jawień · Stanisław Gruda · Ioann Pavel · Yohan Paoro · Yohanes Paulus · János Pál · Lolek Wojtyla · Ivan Pavao · Janez Pavel · Ḳarol Ṿoiṭilah · Karols Vojtila · Ivan Pavlo · Jānis Pāvils · Gioan Phaolô · Yūḥannā Būlus · Jonas Paulius · Karolis Voityla · Ioannes Paulus · Ioan Paul · Jōṇ Pōḷ · João Paulo · Hovnannēs-Poghos · Eoin Pól · Jan Paweł II Wielki · papież Jan Paweł II · JP2 · svätý Ján Pavol II. · sv. Ján Pavol II. · Papst Johannes Paul II.
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Ján Pavol II.
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Žiaden z novodobých pápežov neovplyvnil dejiny takým zásadným spôsobom ako Ján Pavol II. A ešte nikdy nevyvolala pápežova smrť taký záujem a smútok...
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Ján Pavol II.
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Táto obsiahla ilustrovaná kniha je podrobnou kronikou životného príbehu pápeža Jána Pavla II., hlavy rímskokatolíckej cirkvi. Chronologické zhrnutie zásadných udalostí v Poľsku aj vo svete zaraďujú pápežov život do historického kontextu.
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