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Also known as Karol Wojtyła, Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, Saint John Paul II, Pope Saint John Paul II the Great, JPII, JP II, PP Ioannes Paulus II

264th pope of the Catholic Church (1978–2005)

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John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyła in Wadowice, Poland, was a human figure associated with the Catholic Church and Christianity. He held citizenship in Poland, Vatican City, and the Second Polish Republic. His native language was Polish, and he also spoke Esperanto, Italian, and Spanish. He was educated at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas and the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.

He authored works including *Encyclical Letter*, *Walk according to the spirit*, *Laborem Exercens*, *Redemptor Hominis*, and *Dives in Misericordia*. He was recognized in the Popes, Presidential Medal Of Freedom, and Congressional Gold Medal collections. His canonization status includes Servant of God, Venerable, and blessed, with a feast day on October 22. He was a member of the Pontifical Academia Mariana Internationalis and Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze.

Born on May 18, 1920, to Karol Wojtyła and Emilia Wojtyła, he died on April 2, 2005, at the Apostolic Palace in Rome. His causes of death included senility, sepsis, Parkinson's disease, and myocardial infarction. He is buried in St. Peter's Basilica.

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It is catalogued under topics including 1920 births, 2005 deaths and 20th-century Christian mystics.

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Works: 18

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Encyclical Letter
Walk according to the spirit
Laborem Exercens
Redemptor Hominis
Dives in Misericordia

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Wadowice, Poland

Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa]; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was elected pope by the second papal conclave of 1978, which was called after Pope John Paul I, who had been elected in August to succeed Pope Paul VI, died after 33 days. Cardinal…

Known for

The Polish Pope: Nation's Farewell — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2025
A Farewell to Francis — Self (archive footage)2025
Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War — Self (archive footage)2024
Favela do Papa — Self (archive footage)2023
Nothing Compares — Self (archive footage)2022
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror — Self (archive footage)2021
Don Stanislao — Himself (archive footage)2020
Tylko nie mów nikomu — Self (archive footage)2019
Hesburgh — Self (archive footage)2019
Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe — Self (archive footage)2019

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Second Polish Republic
Place of birth: Wadowice
Place of death: Rome
Father: Karol Wojtyła
Mother: Emilia Wojtyła
Sibling: Edmund Wojtyła
Occupation: author
Position held: Pope
Educated at: John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Employer: John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Languages spoken: Italian
Native language: Polish
Religion: Christianity
Academic degree: Doctor of Divinity
Military branch: Armia Krajowa
Official website: www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/index.htm
Image: Pope John Paul II smile.jpg
Motto: Totus tuus
Work location: Vatican City

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birth name: Karol Józef Wojtyła
consecrator: Bolesław Kominek
Commons category: Ioannes Paulus II
date of birth: 1920-05-18
date of death: 2005-04-02
cause of death: Parkinson's disease
canonization status: Servant of God
member of: Polskie Towarzystwo Turystyczno-Krajoznawcze
feast day: October 22
topic's main category: Category:Pope John Paul II
Commons gallery: Ioannes Paulus II
medical condition: Parkinson's disease
described by source: Wikitólica
manner of death: natural causes
ethnic group: Poles
name in native language: Jan Paweł II
P6482: John Paul II
last words: Amen
writing language: Italian
different from: Pope John Paul II
pseudonym: Piotr Jasień
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
significant person: Benedict XVI
Commons Creator page: Ioannes Paulus II
start of work period: 1978-01-01
end of work period: 2005-01-01
date of burial or cremation: 2005-04-08
P8168: Nebraska Legislature
interested in: bicycle touring
motto: Totus Tuus
Stack Exchange tag: christianity.stackexchange.com/tags/john-paul-ii
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Saints
has works in the collection: Memoria Chilena

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Works in European collections

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Letter from the Holy Father [John Paul II - ed.] to the Primate of Poland

Letter from the Holy Father [John Paul II - ed.] to the Primate of Poland

Strike News Bulletin: Message of the Holy Father John Paul II to the Primate of Poland Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński [edited name]

Strike News Bulletin: Message of the Holy Father John Paul II to the Primate of Poland Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński [edited name]

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Early life and church career

Early life

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