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The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life

Pope John Paul II

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Pope John Paul II
Age: 84 †
Born: 1920
Born: May 18
Died: 2005
Died: April 2
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Karol Józef Wojtyła
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Karol Wojtyla
Johannes Paul II. Papst
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santo Iohannes Paulus PP. II
Saint John Paul II
‏ papa Giovanni Paolo‏ II
pape Jean-Paul II
papież Jan Paweł II
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