Pope John Paul II

Historical eventNovember 272004

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II returns the relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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When
Saturday, November 27 200422 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2000s
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What happened

Pope John Paul II was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century, as well as the third longest-serving pope in history, after St. Peter and Pius IX. In addition to this, he was an important philosopher and theologian of the 20th century.

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November 27 2004 — 22 years ago, on a Saturday.

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