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Pope John Paul II
Head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005
Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see John Paul II (disambiguation), Pope John Paul II (disambiguation), Saint John Paul II (disambiguation), JP2 (disambiguation), and Karol Wojtyla (disambiguation).
Pope Saint John Paul II Patriarch of Rome | |
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Painting of Saint John Paul II painted by Zbigniew Kotyłło, 2012 | |
| Born | 18 May 1920 Wadowice, Poland |
| Died | 2 April 2005 (aged 84) Apostolic Palace, Vatican City |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 1 May 2011, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Canonized | 27 April 2014, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis |
| Feast | 22 October |
| Attributes | Papal ferula, Papal vestments |
| Patronage | Kraków, Poland, World Youth Day, young Catholics, Świdnica, families, World Meeting of Families 2015 |
Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; Italian: John paul ii sainthood.