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Pope John Paul I was the first pope to abandon the coronation, and he was also the first pope to choose a double name (John Paul) for his papal name. His successor, Karol Józef Wojtyła, chose the same name. He was the first pope to have a Papal inauguration and the last pope to use the Sedia Gestatoria .
John Paul I, pope whose 33-day pontificate in 1978 was the shortest in modern times. He was the first pope to choose a double name and did so in commemoration of his two immediate predecessors, John XXIII and Paul VI.
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Dec 7, 2021 · VATICAN CITY — On the morning of Sept. 29, 1978, the Vatican issued a short and stunning bulletin, announcing that Pope John Paul I was dead of a heart attack, his body discovered in bed by...
Feb 1, 1997 · HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL I. 1912. 17 October. Born at "Forno di Canale (Belluno), (actually at Canale d'Argordo), son of Giovanni Luciani and Bortola Tancon; was baptized the same day at home, by the midwife, as he was in danger of death. 19 October.
Sep 4, 2022 · Pope John Paul I, who led the Roman Catholic Church for 33 days in 1978, has been beatified at the Vatican - the last step before sainthood.
Sep 4, 2022 · Pope Francis credited the late Pope with the miracle cure of an Argentine girl and declared him a step closer to sainthood. John Paul I was the shortest-serving pope since 1605 and died of a heart attack in 1978 amid controversy.
Ioannes Paulus PP. I Albino Luciani 26.VIII.1978 - 28.IX.1978. John Paul I. Angelus; Apostolic Letters; Audiences; Biography; Homilies
