Paul II

American  

noun

1. (Pietro Barbo ) 1417–71, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1464–71.

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Example Sentences

Pope Leo -- the fifth pontiff to visit Turkey after Paul VI in 1967, John Paul II in 1979, Benedict XVI in 2006 and Francis in 2014 -- began his trip by holding talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

From Barron's

The first pope to officially enter a mosque was John Paul II, who made history when he visited the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus in 2001.

From BBC

A man who attacked Pope John Paul II in 1981 was escorted from the Turkish town of Iznik on Thursday ahead of Pope Leo XIV's visit there, Turkish media reported.

From Barron's

It also created truly unscripted controversial moments, as in 1992, when, to the shock of the viewing public, musical guest Sinéad O’Connor shredded a photo of Pope John Paul II.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nearby, a giant minimalist statue of Pope John Paul II has been dressed in a Palestinian scarf.

From BBC