Pope John Paul II
was born in 1920-05-18 00:00:00
This makes them a member of the Greatest Generation.
Pope John Paul II
was born on 1920-05-18 00:00:00
This makes them a member of Greatest Generation
Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; Polish: Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła [ˈkarɔl ˈjuzɛv vɔjˈtɨwa]; 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. He was later canonised as Pope Saint John Paul II. In his youth, he also dabbled in stage acting. A very good student in high school, Karol Wojtyła was respected by all. Coming from the Generation of Columbuses, one in four of all his male classmates did not survive World War II. During the war, Wojtyła went through struggles of his own. To avoid being kidnapped and sent off to...