John Paul

John Paul
biographical name name of 2 popes: especially II (Karol Wojtyla) 1920- (pope 1978- )

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  • John Paul, Sr. — John Lee Paul (born Hans Johan Paul, December 3 1939 in the Netherlands) was an American racecar driver. After his racing career he served a 15 year prison sentence for a variety of crimes including drug trafficking and shooting a Federal witness …   Wikipedia

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  • JOHN PAUL II° — (1920–2005), pope from 1978 to 2005. Born Karol Wojtyla in Wadowice, Poland, he was a student in the University of Cracow when the Germans invaded Poland, effectively closing the university. Under the occupation he worked in a stone quarry,… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • John Paul — 1. John Paul I (born Albino Luciani) 1912 78; pope (1978) 2. John Paul II (born Karol Wojtyła) 1920 ; pope (1978 ) * * * …   Universalium

  • John Paul — John′ Paul′ 1) big John Paul I, (Albino Luciani) 1912–78, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1978 2) big John Paul II, (Karol Wojtyła) born 1920, Polish ecclesiastic: pope since 1978 …   From formal English to slang

  • John Paul — 1. John Paul I (born Albino Luciani) 1912 78; pope (1978) 2. John Paul II (born Karol Wojtyła) 1920 ; pope (1978 ) …   English World dictionary

  • John Paul I — (1912 78) an Italian priest who was ↑Pope (=the leader of the Roman Catholic religion) for only 34 days before his death …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • John Paul II — John Paul II, Pope (1920 ) a Polish priest, who became the first Polish ↑pope (=the leader of the Roman Catholic religion) in 1978. He has travelled more than any Pope before, visiting countries all over the world. He has often spoken about his… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • John Paul II — (Karol Wojtyla) born 1920, Polish ecclesiastic: pope since 1978. * * * orig. Karol Wojtyła born May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Pol. died April 2, 2005, Vatican City Pope (1978–2005), the bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic church, the first… …   Universalium

  • John Paul, Jr. — Infobox racing driver name = John Paul, Jr. pixels = caption = nationality = USA date of birth = Birth date and age|1960|2|19 place of birth = Muncie, Indiana date of death = retired = 2001 related to = John Paul, Sr. (father) last series = Indy… …   Wikipedia

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