October 22. St. II. Liturgical Memorial Day of Pope John Paul II. Recalling his life journey, the Magyar Kurír remembers him.
St. II. Pope John Paul II was born Karol Józef Wojtyła on May 18, 1920 in Poland, in the small town of Wadowice, 50 kilometers from Krakow. He was orphaned early: his mother, Emilia Kaczorowska, died in 1929. He lost his brother, Edmund, who was a doctor, in 1932, and his father in 1941.
- he was ordained a priest on November 1 by Cardinal Sapieha in Krakow. Not long after, he was sent to Rome, where he studied under the French Dominican monk Garrigou-Lagrange.
- on July 4, XII. Pope Pius appointed him auxiliary bishop of Krakow. He was ordained a bishop on September 28 in the Wawel Cathedral in Krakow. He later kept his episcopal motto as pope: Totus Tuus (Totally Yours). In January 1964 VI. Pope Pál appointed him Archbishop of Kraków, and on June 26, 1967, he created him a cardinal.
Karol Wojtyła participated in the II. Vatican Council, and had an important role in the formulation of the pastoral constitution beginning with Gaudium et spes.
- He was elected pope on October 16, 1978, after the death of John Paul II. Out of respect for his predecessors, II. He chose the name János Pál. On October 22, he presented his enthronement mass in St. Peter's Square. In his homily, the famous "Do not be afraid!" notice.
- John Paul II was the 264th in the line of heads of the church, the first non-Italian pope in 455 years, the first Slavic pope. His nearly 27-year pontificate is one of the longest in history.
Successor, XVI. Pope Benedict beatified him on May 1, 2011, and set his feast day for October 22.
In July 2013, Pope Francis signed the document necessary for canonization, and then on April 27, 2014, Divine Mercy Sunday XXII. He was canonized together with Pope John II. Pope John Paul.
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