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Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 1978 until 2005.

Pope John Paul II is one of 1179 people in the A–Z index, listed under P.

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Pope John Paul II is best known for Leading the Catholic Church as Pope from 1978 to 2005 and being a significant 20th-century philosopher and theologian. On Dead or Alive, Pope John Paul II is listed in the Polish Icons and World Leaders 80s categories, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Pope John Paul II is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Leading the Catholic Church as Pope from 1978 to 2005 and being a significant 20th-century philosopher and theologian.
Listed under: Polish Icons and World Leaders 80s

About Pope John Paul II

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. In addition to this, he was an important philosopher and theologian of the 20th century. In his youth, Wojtyła worked occasionally as a stage actor. He graduated from an all-boys high school in Wadowice, Poland in 1938, shortly before World War II broke out. During the war, to avoid being kidnapped and sent to a German forced labour camp, he signed up for work in harsh conditions in a quarry. Wojtyła eventually took up acting and developed a love for the profession and participated at a local theatre. The linguistically skilled Wojtyła wanted to study Polish in university. During his studies, he was encouraged by a conversation with Adam Stefan Sapieha to study theology and become a priest. Eventually, Wojtyła rose to the position of Archbishop of Kraków and then to cardinal, both positions held by his mentor. Wojtyła was elected pope on the third day of the October 1978 conclave, becoming one of the youngest popes in more than a century. Wojtyła adopted the name of his predecessor in tribute to him.

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