Pope John Paul II Biography
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Elected in 1978, he became the first non-Italian Pope in 456 years.

In the early 1980s, Marvel Comics produced his life story, in comic book form.

Was a fan of
Anthony Quinn. Baptized
Francesco Quinn's twin children personally.

Had his look-alike puppet in the French show
Guignols de l'info, Les.

After the death of
Pope John Paul I, on September 28, 1978, the College of Cardinals met in a secret conclave in the Vatican to elect the 264th successor to St. Peter as Bishop of Rome. In the eighth round of voting, on October 16, the cardinals chose Karol Wojtyla, who accepted their decision and chose the name John Paul II.

Awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom by
George W. Bush [June 2004].

Suffered from Parkinson's Disease from 1992 until his death in 2005.

Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on July 27th 2000, presented to him at the Vatican on January 8th 2001. John Paul II was the first Pope to receive America's highest honor.

The very first Polish Pope.

Spoke 8 languages

Childhood nickname: Lolek (an abbreviation of Karol, his birth name).

His favourite motto: "Fear not."

In 2001 he became the first Pope in history to enter a mosque.

In 1986 he became the first Pope in over nearly two thousand years to enter a synagogue.

Traveled more than any Pope in history, an estimated 750,000 miles to 129 countries during his Pontificate.

Survived an assassination attempt by Mehmet Ali Agca in 1981.

His official motto, "totus tuus" (all yours), referred to the Virgin.

His immediate predecessor,
Pope John Paul I, died of a pulmonary embolism after serving only one month in office, aged 65.

Was succeeded by Cardinal Joseph Alois Ratzinger, who became
Pope Benedict XVI (19 April 2005).

Given the frequency of his pastoral visits to foreign countries, a very popular joke about him was "God is everywhere, and Wojtyla has already been there".

Canonized 482 saints and beatified 1,338 people, believed to be more than all his predecessors combined.

The Latin form of his name was Ioannes Paulus Secundus.

Elevated to Cardinal [26 June 1967]

Ordained a Bishop [4 July 1958]

Ordained a Priest [1 November 1946]

Died three days before the death of
Prince Rainier of Monaco. Monaco is the second smallest independent nation in the world. Pope John Paul II was the ruler of the Vatican City, the world's smallest independent nation.

He is the most traveled Pope in history.

At 26 years, he had the third longest reign as Pope.
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