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Karol Wojtyła

Officer of the Polish Army, father of pope John Paul II (1879–1941)

  • Fame49.8
  • Momentum3.7
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Lived 1879–1941, aged 62
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    1879–1941
    Aged 62
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Updated 2026-06-22

Karol Wojtyła was a Polish military officer who was a non-commissioned officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army and a lieutenant of the Polish Armed Forces' administration. He was the father and namesake of Karol Józef Wojtyła, who became Pope John Paul II in 1978, and the father of Polish doctor Edmund Wojtyła. He died from what is believed to be a heart attack in 1941 while his son was away, an event considered to have influenced his son's decision to join the seminary.

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Momentum3.7
Historical7.8
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Source confidence50.0
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