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POPE SAINT JOHN PAUL II
18 May 1920 to 2 April 2005
Pope John Paul II served in this position for almost 27 years. He is the only Polish Pope to date, and was the first non-Italian Pope since Dutch Pope Adrian VI in the 1520s.
Pope John Paul II (born Karol Jozef Wojtyta) served as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church from 16 October 1978 until his death almost 27 years later. His was the second-longest pontificate.
John Paul II has been widely acclaimed as one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century. He was one of the most-travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness, he beatified 1,340 people and canonised 483 Saints more than the combined tally of his predecessors during the last five centuries.
At only 58 years of age, he was the youngest pope elected since Pope Pius IX in 1846, who was 54.
The Pope visited the Philippines in 1981 when he beatified the martyr Lorenzo Ruiz and again in 1995.
In September 2000, John Paul II was declared "Blessed" and later declared a saint in April 2014.
Visit of Pope John Paul II, 17 to 22 Feb 1981 #1507 to 1511, 17 Feb 1981
Overprint for 1st Anniversary of Pope John Paul’s Death #3046, 2 May 2006
Visit of Pope John Paul II, 1995 #2341, 2 Jan 1995
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Visit of Pope John Paul II, 1995 #2342 to 2344, 2 Jan 1995
World Youth Day is a popular Catholic faith themed international youth event initiated by Pope John Paul II.
On 15 January 1995, during the X World Youth Day, he offered Mass to an estimated crowd of between five and seven million in Luneta Park, Manila, Philippines, which was considered to be the largest single gathering in Christian history
Visit of Pope John Paul II, 1995 #2345, 2 Jan 1995
Overpirint for Christypex ‘95 #2345a, 2 Jan 1995
Death of Pope John Paul II #3006 and 3007, 25 Jan 2011
Beatification of Pope John Paul II #3374 and 3375, 30 May 2011
se-tenant block of 4 and souvenir sheet
Canonization of Blessed John Paul II #3525, 27 April 2014
souvenir sheet with 3D embossing
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