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Pope John Paul I

1912 - 1978

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Pope John Paul I (born Albino Luciani; 17 October 1912 – 28 September 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 26 August 1978 until his death 33 days later. His reign is among the shortest in papal history, giving rise to the most recent year of three popes—the first since 1605. John Paul I remains the most recent Italian-born pope, the last in a succession of such popes that started with Clement VII in 1523. Before the August 1978 papal conclave that elected him, he expressed his desire not to be elected, telling those close to him that he would decline the papacy if elected, but despite this, upon the cardinals' electing him, he felt an obligation to accept. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope John Paul I is the 13th most popular religious figure (up from 38th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Italy (up from 41st in 2019) and the most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope John Paul I was the pope from August 26, 1978 to September 28, 1978. He is most famous for being the pope for the shortest amount of time in history.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope John Paul I ranks 13 out of 3,187. Before him are Moses, Martin Luther, Pope John Paul II, Paul the Apostle, Saint Joseph, and Abraham. After him are Pope Leo XIV, Solomon, Ali, Andrew the Apostle, Abu Bakr, and John the Baptist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Pope John Paul I ranks 1. After him are Kim Il-sung, Alan Turing, Eva Braun, Erich Honecker, Otto von Habsburg, Jackson Pollock, Wernher von Braun, Milton Friedman, Michelangelo Antonioni, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, and John Cage. Among people deceased in 1978, Pope John Paul I ranks 1. After him are Pope Paul VI, Golda Meir, Kurt Gödel, Aram Khachaturian, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Manne Siegbahn, Aldo Moro, Jacques Brel, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Giorgio de Chirico, and Robert Shaw.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope John Paul I ranks 13 out of 5,161. Before him are Archimedes (-287), Dante Alighieri (1265), Augustus (-63), Antonio Vivaldi (1678), Raphael (1483), and Niccolò Machiavelli (1469). After him are Commodus (161), Fibonacci (1170), Giuseppe Verdi (1813), Thomas Aquinas (1225), Giordano Bruno (1548), and Pope Leo XIII (1810).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope John Paul I ranks 1. After him are Pope Leo XIII (1810), Pope Paul VI (1897), Pope John XXIII (1881), Francis of Assisi (1182), Pope Pius XII (1876), Pope Pius IX (1792), Pope Pius XI (1857), Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Clement I (40), Pope Benedict XV (1854), and Pope Urban VII (1521).

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