Pope John Paul I

Pope of the Catholic Church in 1978 · Italy · Religious Figures · Lived 1912 to 1978 · aged 65 · also Serbia · also Vatican City

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He led the Catholic Church for 33 days - August to September 1978 - then died, making it the first year of three popes since 1605. The brevity and the sudden end are why the name still pulls attention.

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A life in dates

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Feast day, 26 August.26 August 2026What this moment rests on, 5.8 times the usual readers on 26 August 2026See the moment1978Died28 September 1978“Even the young are killing each other.”In their words30 September 1978Upon hearing that neo-fascist youth had attacked other youth reading a communist paper, as quoted in "From the archive, 30 September 1978:Read the whole statement

“People sometimes say: "we are in a society that is all rotten, all dishonest." That is not true. There are still so many good people, so many honest people.”In their words24 September 1978Angelus (24 September 1978)Read the whole statement

“We are the objects of undying love on the part of God. We know: he has always his eyes open on us, even when it seems to be dark. He is our father; even more he is our mother.”In their words10 September 1978Angelus (10 September 1978); in an audience with Philippine bishops on 28 September 1978, he further elaborated: According to tales told byRead the whole statement

“I am at best on the C list for Pope.”In their wordsAugust 1978Remarks to journalists in August 1978, shortly before departing for the Conclave at which he was elected Pope, as quoted in In God's NameRead the whole statement

“Yesterday, a funny thing happened to me on my way to the Conclave.”In their words27 August 1978Address to the crowd in St Peter's Square (27 August 1978), the day after his election, as quoted in In God's Name (1987) by David Yallop,Read the whole statement

PopeOffice1973CardinalOffice1969Patriarch of VeniceOffice1969-19781958“I come without five lire. I want to leave without five lire.”In their wordsDecember 1958On being appointed as Bishop of Vittorio Veneto (December 1958), Luciani declined gifts offered to him by the priests of the diocese; asRead the whole statement

Roman Catholic Bishop of Vittorio VenetoOffice1958-19691912Born17 October 1912

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Photos 8

Paus Johannes Paulus I (Bestanddeelnr 929-9074) (cropped)

Johannes Paul I

Al-Watan, La Patria, año 1, n 2

Cimitero di Canale d'Agordo - Lapide dei genitori di papa Luciani

Gedenktafel Albino Luciani

La reliquia "Ex indumentis" del Beato Giovanni Paolo I

Museo Diocesano (Albenga)

Pope John Paul Medal

In their own words 7

Pope John Paul I

7 statements, newest first

Even the young are killing each other.
Sep 30, 1978, Upon hearing that neo-fascist youth had attacked other youth reading a communist paper, as quoted in "From the archive, 30 September 1978:, Own words
People sometimes say: "we are in a society that is all rotten, all dishonest." That is not true. There are still so many good people, so many honest people.
Sep 24, 1978, Angelus (24 September 1978), Own words
Pius X, in 1906, right here in Rome, had beatified the sixteen Carmelites of Compiègne, martyrs during the French revolution.
Sep 24, 1978, Angelus (24 September 1978), Own words

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Awards

Order of St. Gregory the Great

Order of Pius IX

Order of the Golden Spur

Family

Father Giovanni Luciani

Pope John Paul I

Sibling Antonia Luciani

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About this person

Albino Luciani was born 17 October 1912 and became the first pope with a double name, choosing "John Paul" to honor John XXIII and Paul VI, the men who made him bishop and cardinal. He told confidants before the August 1978 conclave that he would decline if elected, but accepted out of obligation. Italy called him "The Pope of the smile." He died 28 September 1978, 33 days into his papacy. John Paul II declared him Servant of God in 2003; Francis beatified him in 2022.

Country

Italy

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