Pope John XXIII

@Religious Leaders, Timeline and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Pope John XXIII, regarded as one of the most popular popes, was the head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963 Italian Leaders Spiritual & Religious Leaders Sagittarius Celebrities Pope John XXIII was a very popular Pope who headed the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963. Born as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, he was elected as the pope at the age of 77 after eleven ballots. Because of his advanced age at the time of election, he was simply expected to be a caretaker pope. However, he ushered in a new era in the history of the Catholic Church by calling the historic Second Vatican Council. Even though he did not live to see it to completion, his efforts for initiating the council were much appreciated. Before becoming the pope he had served in various positions in the church including the papal nuncio in France, Bulgaria, and Greece. He embarked into a career in religion after completing his doctorate in theology. He had also served in the Royal Italian Army during the World War I as a sergeant. While serving as the Apostolic Delegate to Turkey and Greece, he used his position to help save thousands of Jewish refugees in Europe. He was the Apostolic Nuncio to France during the World War II and he made various efforts during the Holocaust to save Jewish refugees from the Nazis. He also wrote several encyclicals, the most important one being ‘Pacem in Terris’.

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Birthday: November 25, 1881 Died on: June 3, 1963 Nationality: Italian Famous: Pope, Religious Leaders, Spiritual, Leaders, Spiritual & Religious Leaders Nick names: Johnny Walker Siblings: Alfredo, Ancilla, Angelo Giuseppe, Assunta Casilda, Domenico Giuseppe, Enrica, Francesco Zaverio, Giovanni Francesco, Giuseppe Luigi, Luigi, Maria Caterina, Maria Elisa, Teresa Known as: Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli Information Detail Birthday November 25, 1881 Died on June 3, 1963 Nationality Italian Famous Pope, Religious Leaders, Spiritual, Leaders, Spiritual & Religious Leaders Nick names Johnny Walker Siblings Alfredo, Ancilla, Angelo Giuseppe, Assunta Casilda, Domenico Giuseppe, Enrica, Francesco Zaverio, Giovanni Francesco, Giuseppe Luigi, Luigi, Maria Caterina, Maria Elisa, Teresa Known as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli Birth Place Sotto il Monte Religion Roman Catholic Gender Male Father Giovanni Battista Roncalli Mother Marianna Giulia Mazzolla Sun Sign Sagittarius Born in Sotto il Monte Famous as Pope Died at Age 81

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He was diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1962. After suffering from the disease for months he died in June 1963 at the age of 81. Unsplash Personal Life

He was known as the ‘Good Pope John’ affectionately. He was declared ‘Blessed’ alongside Pope Pius IX by Pope John Paul II in September 2000. Unsplash Personal Life

He was born as one of the 13 children of Giovanni Battista Roncalli and his wife Marianna Giulia Mazzolla. He was a descendant of an Italian noble family, albeit from an impoverished branch. His family worked as sharecroppers. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended the elementary school in town and went to the seminary at Bergamo when he was 12. He won a scholarship to attend the Apollinaris in Rome where he studied under Umberto Benigni, the Church historian. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He completed his doctorate in theology in 1904. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He was ordained a priest in the Catholic church of Santa Maria in 1904. He met the Pope Pius X in Saint Peter’s Basilica. Unsplash Career

In 1905, he was made the secretary of Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi, the new Bishop of Bergamo. He worked at this post till the bishop’s death in 1914. During this period he also taught apologetics, church history, and patrology in the diocesan seminary. Unsplash Career

Italy entered the World War I in 1915 and Roncalli was drafted into the Royal Italian Army as a sergeant and later served as a chaplain. He was discharged from the army in 1919 whereupon he was named spiritual director of the seminary. Unsplash Career

He was appointed the Italian president of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith by Pope Benedict XV in 1921. Unsplash Career

Pope Pius XI decided to appoint him as the Apostolic Visitor to Bulgaria in 1925, a post he would hold for the next ten years. He was also named for consecration as titular archbishop of Areopolis. Unsplash Career

He is best remembered for calling the Second Vatican Council which addressed the relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern era. The council was commenced under the pontificate of Pope John XXIII in 1962 though the pope did not live to see its completion. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	November 25, 1881
Died on	June 3, 1963
Nationality	Italian
Famous	Pope, Religious Leaders, Spiritual, Leaders, Spiritual & Religious Leaders
Nick names	Johnny Walker
Siblings	Alfredo, Ancilla, Angelo Giuseppe, Assunta Casilda, Domenico Giuseppe, Enrica, Francesco Zaverio, Giovanni Francesco, Giuseppe Luigi, Luigi, Maria Caterina, Maria Elisa, Teresa
Known as	Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli
Birth Place	Sotto il Monte
Religion	Roman Catholic
Gender	Male
Father	Giovanni Battista Roncalli
Mother	Marianna Giulia Mazzolla
Sun Sign	Sagittarius
Born in	Sotto il Monte
Famous as	Pope
Died at Age	81

Pope John XXIII

Italian

Nov 25, 1881

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