Person - Pope John Paul I / Papa Giovanni Paolo I - postcard c.1970s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Papa Gionvanni I / Pope John Paul I
• Publisher:  Terni
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Pope John Paul I (Latin: Ioannes Paulus I), born Albino Luciani (Italian pronunciation: [al'bino lu't?ani]; 17 October 1912 – 28 September 1978), was the head of the Roman Catholic Church from his election to the papacy on 26 August to his sudden death 33 days later on 28 September 1978. His 33-day reign is among the shortest in papal history, resulting in the most recent Year of Three Popes. John Paul I was the first pope to be born in the 20th century and the last pope to die in it. In fact, he is the only pope to have lived his entire life in the 20th century. John Paul I remains the most recent Italian-born pope, ending a succession of Italian-born popes that started with Clement VII in 1523. He was declared a Servant of God by his successor, Pope John Paul II, on 23 November 2003.

After he ascended to the papacy that he was reluctant (and fearful) to accept, John Paul I explained in his first Angelus address the reason behind his choice of name which happened to be the first dual papal name in history. He said that he called himself this in honour of his two immediate predecessors Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI. He explained that he was indebted to John XXIII for naming him a bishop and to Paul VI for creating him a cardinal. His sudden death caused much suspicion among people which have led to a number of conspiracy theories in relation to his death. John Paul I was mentioned by his successor after the latter's election several weeks after his death.

In Italy, he is remembered with the appellatives of ""Il Papa del Sorriso"" (The Smiling Pope)^[1] and ""Il Sorriso di Dio"" (The smile of God).^[2] Time magazine and other publications referred to him as The September Pope.^[3]

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