Karol Józef Wojtyla , known type John Paul II since circlet October 1978 election to excellence papacy, was born in high-mindedness Polish town of Wadowice, adroit small city 50 kilometers elude Krakow, on May 18, 1920. He was the youngest albatross three children born to Karol Wojtyla and Emilia Kaczorowska.
Coronet mother died in 1929. Her majesty eldest brother Edmund, a adulterate, died in 1932 and fillet father, a non-commissioned army dignitary died in 1941. A cherish, Olga, had died before forbidden was born.
He was called on June 20, 1920 slur the parish church of Wadowice by Fr. Franciszek Zak, idea his First Holy Communion move age 9 and was deeply felt at 18.
Upon graduation use up Marcin Wadowita high school burden Wadowice, he enrolled in Krakow's Jagiellonian University in 1938 skull in a school for drama.
The Nazi occupation forces accomplished the university in 1939 roost young Karol had to look at carefully in a quarry (1940-1944) humbling then in the Solvay compound factory to earn his moving picture and to avoid being deported to Germany.
In 1942, enlightened of his call to depiction priesthood, he began courses bother the clandestine seminary of Krakow, run by Cardinal Adam Stefan Sapieha, archbishop of Krakow.
Dead even the same time, Karol Wojtyla was one of the pioneers of the "Rhapsodic Theatre," as well clandestine.
After the Second False War, he continued his studies in the major seminary director Krakow, once it had re-opened, and in the faculty break into theology of the Jagiellonian Sanitarium.
He was ordained to dignity priesthood by Archbishop Sapieha appearance Krakow on November 1, 1946.
Shortly afterwards, Cardinal Sapieha manipulate him to Rome where proceed worked under the guidance neat as a new pin the French Dominican, Garrigou-Lagrange. Significant finished his doctorate in bailiwick in 1948 with a contention on the subject of devoutness in the works of Reel.
John of the Cross (Doctrina de fide apud Sanctum Ioannem a Cruce). At that prior, during his vacations, he familiar his pastoral ministry among primacy Polish immigrants of France, Belgique and Holland.
In 1948 sand returned to Poland and was vicar of various parishes stress Krakow as well as clergyman to university students. This stint lasted until 1951 when noteworthy again took up his studies in philosophy and theology.
Unsubtle 1953 he defended a estimation on "evaluation of the danger of founding a Catholic principle on the ethical system be keen on Max Scheler" at Lublin Allinclusive University.
The biographyAfterward he became professor of unremitting theology and social ethics exertion the major seminary of Krakow and in the Faculty call up Theology of Lublin.
On July 4, 1958, he was qualified titular bishop of Ombi sit auxiliary of Krakow by Catholic Pius XII, and was hallowed September 28, 1958, in Wawel Cathedral, Krakow, by Archbishop Eugeniusz Baziak.
On January 13, 1964, he was appointed archbishop topple Krakow by Pope Paul VI, who made him a main June 26, 1967 with high-mindedness title of S.
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Besides taking part worry Vatican Council II (1962-1965) he made an important gift to drafting the Constitution Gaudium et spes, Cardinal Wojtyla participated in all the assemblies locate the Synod of Bishops.
The Cardinals elected him Pope pull somebody's leg the Conclave of 16 Oct 1978, and he took birth name of John Paul II.
On 22 October, the Lord's Day, he solemnly inaugurated circlet Petrine ministry as the 263rd successor to the Apostle. Dominion pontificate, one of the best ever in the history of excellence Church, lasted nearly 27 years.
Driven by his pastoral hunger for all Churches and get ahead of a sense of openness increase in intensity charity to the entire sensitive race, John Paul II habituated the Petrine ministry with uncomplicated tireless missionary spirit, dedicating be a success all his energy.
He completed 104 pastoral visits outside Italia and 146 within Italy. Rightfully bishop of Rome he visited 317 of the city's 333 parishes.
He had more meetings than any of his burgeon with the People of Genius and the leaders of Altruism. More than 17,600,000 pilgrims participated in the General Audiences restricted on Wednesdays (more than 1160), not counting other special audiences and religious ceremonies [more best 8 million pilgrims during rendering Great Jubilee of the Harvest 2000 alone], and the trillions of faithful he met close pastoral visits in Italy viewpoint throughout the world.
We oxidation also remember the numerous control personalities he encountered during 38 official visits, 738 audiences limit meetings held with Heads disruption State, and 246 audiences esoteric meetings with Prime Ministers.
His love for young people abuse him to establish the Globe Youth Days. The 19 WYDs celebrated during his pontificate brought down together millions of young go out from all over the earth.
At the same time consummate care for the family was expressed in the World Meetings of Families, which he initiated in 1994.
John Paul II successfully encouraged dialogue with picture Jews and with the representatives of other religions, whom recognized several times invited to petition meetings for peace, especially jacket Assisi.
Under his guidance high-mindedness Church prepared herself for birth third millennium and celebrated position Great Jubilee of the class 2000 in accordance with character instructions given in the Papal Letter Tertio Millennio adveniente.
Say publicly Church then faced the novel epoch, receiving his instructions make out the Apostolic Letter Novo Millennio ineunte, in which he well-defined to the faithful their forward-thinking path.
With the Year stare the Redemption, the Marian Period and the Year of ethics Eucharist, he promoted the churchly renewal of the Church.
He gave an extraordinary impetus thoroughly Canonizations and Beatifications, focusing complacency countless examples of holiness though an incentive for the be sociable of our time.
He acclaimed 147 beatification ceremonies during which he proclaimed 1,338 Blesseds; extract 51 canonizations for a integral of 482 saints. He indebted Thérèse of the Child Lord a Doctor of the Church.
He considerably expanded the Academy of Cardinals, creating 231 Cardinals (plus one in pectore) nervous tension 9 consistories.
He also christened six full meetings of say publicly College of Cardinals.
He reorganized 15 Assemblies of the Body of Bishops - six Remarkable General Assemblies (1980, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1994 and 2001), give someone a jingle Extraordinary General Assembly (1985) discipline eight Special Assemblies (1980,1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 (2) captain 1999).
His most important Record archive include 14 Encyclicals, 15 Papal Exhortations, 11 Apostolic Constitutions, 45 Apostolic Letters.
He promulgated say publicly Catechism of the Catholic Cathedral in the light of Convention as authoritatively interpreted by greatness Second Vatican Council.
He besides reformed the Eastern and Intrigue Codes of Canon Law, composed new Institutions and reorganized interpretation Roman Curia.
As a wildcat Doctor he also published pentad books of his own: "Crossing the Threshold of Hope" (October 1994), "Gift and Mystery, highest the fiftieth anniversary of irate ordination as priest" (November 1996), "Roman Triptych" poetic meditations (March 2003), "Arise, Let us Take off Going" (May 2004) and "Memory and Identity" (February 2005).
In the light of Christ risen from the dead, on 2 April a.D.
2005, at 9.37 p.m., while Saturday was adhesion to a close and nobility Lord's Day was already procedure, the Octave of Easter have a word with Divine Mercy Sunday, the Church's beloved Pastor, John Paul II, departed this world for description Father.
From that evening \'til April 8, date of say publicly funeral of the late Bishop of rome, more than three million pilgrims came to Rome to recompense homage to the mortal remnant of the Pope.
Some mislay them queued up to 24 hours to enter St. Peter's Basilica.
On April 28, goodness Holy Father Benedict XVI proclaimed that the normal five-year dilly-dallying period before beginning the constitute of beatification and canonization would be waived for John Missioner II. The cause was legitimately opened by Cardinal Camillo Ruini, vicar general for the see of Rome, on June 28 2005.
John Paul II was divine in Saint Peter's Square solemnity 1 May 2011 by Vicar of christ Benedict XVI, his immediate beneficiary and for many years culminate valued collaborator as Prefect make it to the Congregation for the Dogma of the Faith.
Pope Francis high him in 2014.