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† The word of God was made flesh
S O C I E T A S
D O C T R I N Æ
CHRISTIANÆ
His Holiness
Pope John Paul II
His life
His legacy
A MAN FROM A FAR COUNTRY
Born in 1920
at Wadowice,
near Krakow,
Poland
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C Z EC H O S L O V A K I A
FAMILY
Mother – Emily
 Father – Karol
 Named Karol
 One older brother Edmund
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Childhood
Attended the
elementary school.
 Lost mother at age 9
 Lost brother in 1932
 Attended “Marcin
Wadowita” secondary
school
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Early life
Keen on Sports
 Football and Skiing
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Avid theatre lover
 Considered becoming
an actor
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Worker
1940 - Earns a living and
avoids deportation and
imprisonment, as a stone
cutter in quarry at
Zakrzówek, Kraków.
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1942 - Transferred to
Solvay chemical plant
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Studies and formation
1938 - Enrolls in the Faculty
of Philosophy (course of Polish
Philosophy) at Jagellonian
University, Kraków.
 Studied Theology, partly in
hiding during Nazi occupation
during World War II.
 Ordained a priest at 26 in 1946.
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Karol woytla the priest
1949 - assistant pastor
at St. Florian's parish,
Krakow.
 Chaplain to the
university students(in
St. Florian's) and for
health workers.
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1956 - Appointed to the Chair of Ethics at
the Catholic University of Lublin.
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Karol woJtyla the bishop
1958 - Ordained Bishop in
the Cathedral of Wavel.
 1964 - Appointed as
Archbishop of Krakow
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1967 - Appointed Cardinal by Pope Paul VI in
Rome
 Takes part in many synods and conferences,
gives lectures, pastoral visits to several
countries.
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A man from a far country
Chosen to be Pope in
October 1978 following
the death of John Paul I.
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Took name
John Paul II
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First impact
His first message
remained constantly
clear ‘Do not be
afraid…Open your
hearts wide to Jesus’
 Chose Mary as the
guardian of his pontificate:
‘TOTUS TUUS’
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LEADING THE CHURCH
Taking and looking for opportunities
to preach the Gospel and explain the
Church’s teaching on any topic.
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Liturgies on many special
occasions.
 Weekly audiences on
Wednesdays.
 Writings
 Travelling
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jOURNEYS
In January 1979 John Paul made his
first journey as pope.
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During his papacy he
made 102 journeys and
visited 129 countries
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WRITINGS
1979 - Wrote his first Encyclical
letter ‘Redemptor Hominis’.
 John Paul published:
 14 Encyclicals
 Apostolic letters
 Books
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A HITMAN FORGIVEN
3 bullets fired by Turk
Mehmed Ali Agca hit the
Holy Father from close
range. (13 May 1981)
 Pope is severely injured but
following intense and
immediate hospital
treatment he survives.
 Forgives hitman and later
visits him in prison.
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A man of unity
Worked hard for Ecumenism and
good relations between peoples of
different Faiths.
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1986 - Visited Synagogue in
Rome. Invited 60 representatives
of other faiths to Assisi for a
World Day of prayer for peace.
 2000 – Visited Wailing wall in
Jerusalem.
 2001 – Visited Mosque in Syria.
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ILL HEALTH
John Paul’s last years were
marked by increasing health problems.
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Tumour removed (1992)
Dislocated Shoulder (1993)
 Broken femur (1994)
 Appendix removed (1996)
 Parkinson’s disease for
several years
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LAST DAYS
Early in 2005 the pope suffers from
serious breathing problems and flu and
is admitted to hospital twice.
 Passed away on
2nd April 2005 aged 84 years.
 Third-longest serving
pope in Church history.
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FAREWELL
The world mourned
Pope John Paul.
 Millions paid him respects
by visiting him laying in
state in St Peter’s Basilica.
 Funeral:
8th April
2005
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HIS LEGACY
Proclaim the Gospel by any means
 Dignity of the Human Being
 Devotion to Our Lady
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Faith in young people
 A suffering servant
 Work towards unity
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Prayer
O God
You reward people who do good.
Make that your servant John Paul
whom you chose as the leader of your
Church on earth may enter and rejoice
for ever with you and the saints in
heaven.
† The word of God was made flesh
S O C I E T A S
D O C T R I N Æ
CHRISTIANÆ