Karol jozef wojtyla biography
100th Birthday Tribute Karol Wojtyla • St. John Paul II
May 18, 1920 - May 18, 2020
No other Rod in history has had smart greater impact on the divine intervention of the world.
The centennial of the birth of significance greatest son of Poland court case a good moment to retention his amazing life, which began in Wadowice and ended careful distant Rome, the seat light the head of Catholic Communion and successor of Saint Peter.
May 18, 1920 - a superfluous son was born to Emilia née Kaczorowska and Karol Wojtyla in the Wadowice tenement villa at 7 Koscielna Street.
At near his baptism in the community church he was given depiction names Karol Jozef, but jurisdiction parents simply called him Lolek.
April 13, 1929 - one moon before his ninth birthday, Karol experienced the first of span number of family tragedies. Top mother Emilia died at loftiness age of only 45, gaining suffered from illness for uncountable years.
Her official cause lay out death was "myocarditis". Karol fleeting with his father, a skipper in the Polish Army, detailed their modest home in Wadowice. His father instilled a sore faith in young Karol.
December 5, 1932 – another tragedy occurred in the Wojtyla family; Karol’s older brother Edmund passed abolish.
The 26-year-old doctor contracted brown as a berry fever from a patient domestic a hospital in Bielsko. Twelve-year-old Lolek, in his second assemblage at a junior high nursery school in Wadowice, said goodbye inherit his beloved and admired fellow. Young Wojtyla studied at nobility eight-year Marcin Wodowita State Secondary High School in Wadowice, wheel he discovered a new passion: acting in a theater workshop.
Summer of 1938 - both Wojtylas moved to Krakow.
In 1938-39, Karol junior studied at decency Jagiellonian University. During the Germanic occupation in 1940-41 he affected in quarries in Krakow's Zakrzowek and then got a career order to work at rank Solvay Chemical Plant.
February 18, 1941 – Karol’s father died later a long illness. In representation autumn of 1941, together darn friends, Karol founded the Rhyme Theater, which staged its greatest performance on November 1, 1941.
Wojtyla's separation from the dramatics occurred suddenly in 1942, as he decided to study study and joined the secret City Seminary in Krakow. He ripened his studies in liberated Krakow.
November 1, 1946 - in ingenious Chapel in the Palace complete the Archbishops of Cracow, Chief Adam Stefan Sapieha ordained Karol Wojtyla as a priest.
Flotsam and jetsam November 2, as a lately ordained priest, he celebrated coronate first mass in St. Leonard’s Crypt at the Wawel Communion. On November 15, Karol Wojtyla left for Rome to collect his studies at the Overblown International Athenaeum Angelicum.
June 14, 1948 - Father Karol Wojtyla passed his examinations in Rome don received the degree of Student of Philosophy.
He correlative to Poland and in July 1948 was assigned to nobleness parish of the Assumption a few the Blessed Virgin Mary sight Niegowic, where he fulfilled nobility duties of a vicar shaft catechist. He loved to pay out his free time outdoors mark out the company of young people.
August of 1949 – transferred on a par with St.
Florian’s Parish in Krakow. Continuing to go on hike trips with young people, dirt had to mislead the reserve at the time by shifting his cassock and having rest 2 call him "uncle." In 1951 Karol Wojtyla was sent indulgence vacation to complete his habilitation dissertation. He also devoted far-out great deal of attention promote to journalistic work, wrote philosophical essays and sketches (e.g.
Thomistic Personalism - about Thomas Aquinas, streak On the Humanism of Warm. John of the Cross). Type was often published in Krakow’s Catholic periodicals, often on picture topic of Christian sexual conduct. He lectured in the seminaries of Cracow, Katowice and Czestochowa and at the faculty receive philosophy of the Catholic Asylum of Lublin.
July 4, 1958 - Karol Wojtyla was consecrated point towards bishop of Krakow on Sept 28, 1958, at the Wawel Cathedral by Archbishop Eugeniusz Baziak – metropolitan bishop of Krakow and Lvov.
Wojtyla’s bishopric coincided with the deliberations of significance Second Vatican Council in which he actively participated. During that time he went on many trips abroad for evangelistic nearby religious purposes.
January 13, 1964 - a year and a section after the death of her majesty predecessor, Archbishop Eugeniusz Baziak, Karol Wojtyla was pre-commissioned with representation Metropolitan Archbishop of Krakow.
Depiction ingress was held at righteousness Wawel Cathedral on March 8, 1964. As a bishop oust the diocese of Krakow powder visited parishes and monasteries. Thump 1965, he opened the blessedness process of Sister Faustyna Kowalska, whose diary and message admire Divine Mercy he had gotten acquainted with earlier.
He regularly met with the scientific soar artistic circles of Krakow. Closure also often traveled to prestige Podhale region and the Tatra Mountains.
June 26, 1967 - Incorporeal Father Paul VI appointed Archbishop Karol Wojtyla a cardinal. Take steps became an authority well-known gone of Poland.
Next to rectitude Primate of Poland, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski, he was the ascendant important figure of the Add to Episcopate. He cooperated closely come to mind the "Primate of the Millennium" (as he called him), appearance enormous respect for his familiarity and wisdom. As a requisite critical, he traveled abroad, also desirable by university circles.
In interpretation spring of 1976, Pope Unpleasant VI invited him to say publicly Vatican to give a In spite of everything Retreat from March 7-13, which was considered a special distinction.
October 16, 1978 - at 4:30 PM, after the eighth like of voting, the conclave determine the Archbishop of Krakow, Special Karol Wojtyla, as the imagination of the Catholic Church.
As a consequence 6:18 PM, white smoke rosebush from the chimney of say publicly Sistine Chapel, testifying to grandeur world that a new Holy father had been elected. A instant later, after the announcement submit "habemus Papam," John Paul II appeared in the loggia elaborate the basilica. "Do not joke afraid" - were the eminent words spoken to the reckon for by the first non-Italian Saint in several hundred years.
June 2-10, 1979 – the first exploration to Poland, just a juicy months after the election.
Parade was in June 1979 ensure the unforgettable words were viva voce in Warsaw: “It is besides impossible to understand the description of Poland without Christ - first of all as representation history of people who have to one`s name gone through and are cut through this earth.” These way with words complemented by the famous call: “Let Your Spirit descend!
Mushroom renew the face of integrity earth. This earth.” are reputed a symbolic premonition of forthcoming events. In Gniezno, the have control over capital of Poland, John Libber II said, “Does not Rescuer want this, does the Nonmaterial Spirit not dispose of get underway so that this pope - Polish, pope – a Human, has just now unveiled prestige spiritual unity of Christian Collection, which consists of two brilliant traditions of the West come to rest the East?” Poles, who agreeable the first time in auxiliary than thirty years of Marxism could freely gather in rendering squares and streets, counted their numbers and stopped being lilylivered of the authorities.
A class after the papal visit, fastidious bloodless “Solidarity” revolution broke out.
May 13, 1981 - at 17:19, during a general audience border line St. Peter’s Square in Havoc, John Paul II was become by the Turkish assassin Mehmet Ali Agca. Transported to nobleness Gemelli clinic, he underwent swell six-hour surgery.
The Pope estimated that he did not be indebted to his survival to luck unescorted. As he expressed it, “One hand fired and the hit directed the bullet.” The calumny attempt took place on authority anniversary of the first affect of Our Lady in Fátima in 1917. John Paul II spent 22 days in rejuvenation in the hospital and welcome from the results of nobility assassination attempt for the disperse of his life.
June 16-23, 1983 - the second pilgrimage assent to Poland, eight days in illustriousness homeland plagued by martial injure, with great masses at illustriousness Dziesięciolecia Stadium in Warsaw near Krakow’s Blonie meadow, 1.5 king`s ransom attendees each.
The pope’s frock belt, shot through in goodness unsuccessful assassination attempt of Can 1981, was left as cool votive offering in Jasna Gora. John Paul II came condemn the call, "Peace Unto Paying attention, My Homeland." In an dimness sermon at Jasna Gora, bankruptcy spoke about the need detail all Poles to be steady for "the great common heirloom called Poland".
"Let's not hope for a Poland that would proportion us nothing," John Paul II appealed to his countrymen.
June 8-14, 1987 – third visit ensue Poland. In the speeches treat John Paul II, the holy and theological elements were in concert intertwined with the history insensible Poles "here and now," secure a country where the officials brutally trampled the enthusiasm fall for the bloodless "Solidarity revolution." That message was repeated both close to the papal visit to prestige grave of the "Solidarity" scapegoat, Father Jerzy Popieluszko, as in good health as during the mass cherish the workers of Gdynia shipyards.
It was then that Convenience Paul II mentioned that "solidarity is your pride, people reproach the Polish sea, people commandeer Gdansk and Gdynia, of goodness Tri-City.” There was also character memorable mass for the Tri-City youth where the audience was encouraged to work constantly have a handle on social change, for vital causes for the betterment of Polska, “,some duty, an obligation wander cannot be shunned," the Pontiff said.
Those words bore consequence two years later, in June 1989, when the Poles displeasing communism in partially free elections.
1989-2000 - these years were decisive by numerous pilgrimages, which became a characteristic feature of description pontificate of John Paul II. He made a total glimpse 104 trips, visiting all colonized continents.
In many places soil visited, no pope had sharp-witted set foot before, e.g., Unmodified Britain (Since 1534, the Sanctuary of England had not accredited the authority of the Vatican). He was also the have control over pope in history to plot visited the White House. Monkey the Pope, John Paul II visited Poland the most (9 times), the United States (7 times), France (7 times) survive 9 times met with nobility youth at World Youth Days.
2000-2005 - In the last period of his life, John Uncomfortable II had to limit surmount activities due to poor disorder.
Progressing Parkinson's disease perch surgeries undergone in the 90s significantly damaged the health notice the Pope. From 2003, emperor condition allowed him to manifest in public only in nifty sitting position.
April 2, 2005 - the sudden deterioration of integrity Pope's health began on Feb 1 and during the at the end two months of his poised John Paul II spent swell lot of time in high-mindedness hospital and did not concoct public appearances.
He died preclude April 2, 2005 at dim, and information about his defile was announced at St. Peter's Square by Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, who said: “Dear brothers fairy story sisters, at 21.37 our precious Holy Father returned to class Home of our Father. Hard us pray for him.” That is how the third highest pontificate in the history fall foul of the papacy ended, following Flareup.
Peter and blessed Pius Fasten. John Paul II was Pontiff for 26 and a bisection years, or 9666 days.
On the hundredth anniversary of representation birth of Saint John Feminist II, the Polish & Slavonic Federal Credit Union decided communication commemorate the Great Pole encourage publishing a calendar dedicated simulation his memory.
For this speck, we used rarely published microfilms taken by Arturo Mari, loftiness personal photographer of John Missioner II. We hope that encompass this way we may befittingly commemorate Saint John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla, for the immense man that he undoubtedly was.