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Pope John Paul II
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Pope John Paul II
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Pope John Paul II

Polish, 1920 - 2005
Place of BirthWadowice, Poland
Place ActiveHoly See (Vatican City)
Pope John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyła, was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005.
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