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Early life of Pope John Paul II
The early life of Karol Józef Wojtyła, the future Pope John Paul II, covers the period in his life from his birth in 1920 to his ordination to the priesthood in 1946.
Childhood
Karol Józef Wojtyła (junior) was born on 18 May 1920 in Wadowice near the city of Kraków in southern Poland, the youngest of three children.[1]
His father was Karol Józef Wojtyła (senior), born on 18 July 1879 in Lipnik (now part of Bielsko-Biała).
He was a non-commissioned officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army and a captain in the Polish Army. Wojtyła (senior) died, from what is believed to be a heart attack, on 18 February 1941 (Kraków, Poland) while his son was away, and the fact is considered to have influenced his son's decision to join the seminary.
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Wojtyła's (senior) parents were Anna (Przeczek) and Maciej Wojtyła.[2]
His mother was Emilia Wojtyła, née Kaczorowska. She was born on 26 March 1884 in Biała, Poland. Her parents were Anna Mar