POPE JOHN PAUL II

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EARLY CHILDHOOD

EARLY CHILDHOOD

• Born May 18, 1920
• Mother Emilia, Father Karol, and Brother Edmund
• Born in the town of Wodowice, Poland.
• Raised in a town of 10,000 residents.

FAMILY LIFE

• Born into loving family
• Credits his father for teaching him prayer
• Father taught him to altar serve.
• He would pray in a cross position for more guidance .

DEATH

• Karol's immediate family was dead by age 21
• Sister Olga died before he was born.
• Mother died at age 9
• Father died at age 18
• Brother died at age 21

RELIGIOUS UPBRINGING

RELIGIOUS UPBRINGING

• Karol grew up as a Catholic.
• He was baptized at 1 month old.
• He received First Communion at age 9.
• He was confirmed into the Church at age 18.

EDUCATION

• Basic education from elementary school-high school.
• Attended Jagiellonian University to become an actor
• Later ended up joining a seminary to become a priest in 1944.

WORLD WAR II

• The Nazis invaded Poland in 1939
• Karol took a job as a mine worker to avoid arrest
• The Nazis were protestant and arrested Catholics.
• Karol helped Jews escape to safety to avoid certain death.

ROAD TO PAPACY

• Promoted to the Bishop of Krakow on September 28, 1958
• Promoted to Archbishop of Krakow on December 30, 1964.
• 12 years later he was promoted to Cardinal
• After one year of being a cardinal, Karol was chosen as pope.

SIGNIFICANCE TO CATHOLIC FAITH

SIGNIFICANCE TO CATHOLIC FAITH

• Canonized 427 saints
• Helped end communism in Poland
• Made 104 international trips
• Visited the White House
• Visited Cuba to help end communism
• Visited Russia to help disband Soviets.

RECORDS

• 2nd longest running Pope
• In office for 27 years 1978-2005
• First non-Italian Pope in 400 years
• First Pope to leave Vatican City in over 150 years or since 1825

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