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The Definitive Biography of Pope John Paul II Witness to Hope is the authoritative biography of one of the singular figures -- some might argue the singular figure -- of our time. With unprecedented cooperation from John Paul II and the people who knew and worked with him throughout his... read more
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Characters/People edit
- John Paul Ii: Add a description of this character.
- Karol Wojtyla
- Pope Paul Vi
- Cardinal Wojtyla
- Sapieha
- Mary
- Cardinal Casaroli
- Peter
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Cardinal Ratzinger
- Arrupe
- Jaruzelski
- Navarro
- Montezemolo
- Edith Stein
- Wadowice
- Cardinal Wyszyriski
- Agca
- Lolek
- Baziak
- John Xxiii
- Thomas Aquinas
- Bartholomew
- Aleksy
- Lefebvre
- Dimitrios
- Romano
- Pope John Paul
- Scheler
- O'keefe
- Mother Teresa
- Mieczyslaw Kotlarczyk
- Dziwisz
- Walesa
- Adam
- Pius Xii
- Kolbe
Setting & Locations edit
- Poland
- Rome
- Krakow
- Vatican Ii
- Europe
- United States
- Warsaw
- Israel
- Italy
- Africa
- Moscow
- Cairo
- France
- Cuba
- Soviet Union
- Gospel
- Ukraine
- Germany
- Gdansk
- St. Florian
- Auschwitz
- Czechoslovakia
- Paris
- Curia
- St. Stanislaw
- Jerusalem
- Czestochowa
- Synod
- Nicaragua
- Latin America
- Chile
- Srodowisko
- Mass
- Nowa Huta
- China
- Denver
- New York
- Castel Gandolfo
- Russia
- Asia
- Lithuania
- Lublin
- Beijing
- Argentina
- Vienna
- Wawel Cathedral
- Manila
- Australia
First Sentence edit
The Marne, Tannenberg, and Verdun; the Battle of Britain and Midway; Stalingrad and D-Day's Omaha Beach—according to the conventional wisdom, these were the decisive battles of the twentieth century.
Authors & Contributors edit
- George Weigel (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 006018793X
Page Count: 1008
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 006018793X
Page Count: 1008
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 282.092
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