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Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła, Polish: [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa];[b] 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. In his youth, Wojtyła dabbled in stage acting. He graduated with excellent grades from an all-boys high school in Wadowice, Poland, in 1938, soon after which World War II broke out. During the war, to avoid being kidnapped and sent off to a German forced labour camp, he signed up for work in harsh conditions in a quarry. Wojtyła eventually took up acting and developed a love for the profession and participated at a local theatre. The linguistically skilled Wojtyła wanted to study Polish at university. Encouraged by a conversation with Adam Stefan Sapieha, he decided to study theology and become a priest. Eventually, Wojtyła rose to the position of Archbishop of Kraków and then a cardinal, both posi

Pope John Paul II - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Head of the Catholic Church from 1978 to 2005 Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see John Paul II (disambiguation) , Pope John Paul II (disambiguation) , Saint John Paul II (disambiguation) , JP2 (disambiguation) , and Karol Wojtyla (disambiguation) . {{cite web |url=http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=pl&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fkanonizacja.niedziela.pl%2Fartykul%2F229%2FJan-Pawel-II-patronem-rodzin |title=St. John Paul II, the patron saint of families |date=27 April 2014 |access-date= 2 May

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