Pope John Paul II
Birthday
1920/05/18
Day of death
2005/04/02 (84 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Wadowice, Poland
Also know as
Karol Józef Wojtyła, Bishop of Rome, Jan Paweł Drugi, Papež Jan Pavel II., Karol Wojtyła
Biography
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 Wojtyła was elected on the third day of the conclave and adopted the name of his predecessor in tribute to ...Read more
Acting
(2023) Favela do Papa
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(2010) Nine Days That Changed The World
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(1996) "Do not be afraid". The Life and Teachings of Pope John Paul II
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(2016) I Trust in You
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(1979) Pielgrzym
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(1979) Papież z Polski
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(1983) Credo...
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(1987) Odwagi, ja jestem
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(1987) La libertad remonta el estadio
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(2022) Nothing Compares
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(2017) Vedete, sono uno di voi
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(1982) Fela Kuti: Music Is the Weapon
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(1984) Fatima
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(2015) Geheimauftrag Pontifex – Der Vatikan im Kalten Krieg
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(2004) The Papal Chase
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(2002) Expectation
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(2008) Banal
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(2019) Tell No One
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(2016) Hostage to the Devil
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(2018) The Mystery of Padre Pio
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(2019) Hesburgh
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(1990) Atentado
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(2006) Being Jacques Chirac
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(2018) John Paul II in Ireland: A Plea for Peace
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(2019) Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe
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(2019) 1979: Big Bang of the Present
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(2016) Panorama - The Secret Letters of Pope John Paul II
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Tajemnice Jana Pawła II
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(1986) Lulú de noche
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(2020) Don Stanislao
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(2011) Jan Paweł II: Szukałem Was...
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(1992) Beijoqueiro: Portrait of a Serial Kisser
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(2011) The Pink Wall
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(2002) Naqoyqatsi
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(1988) Powaqqatsi
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(2025) The Polish Pope: Nation's Farewell
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(2019) One Step From Holiness
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(1992) New Hyperion or Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood
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(2015) Apartament
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(2025) A Farewell to Francis
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(1984) Informe especial
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(2011) Mentiras verdaderas
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(2002) Testigo ocular
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(2008) TV o no TV
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(2021) Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
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(2000) Padre Pio: Between Heaven and Earth
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(2024) Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War
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(2013) Chile, las imágenes prohibidas
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