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Karol Wojtyła
1879–1941
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Karol Wojtyła was a Polish military officer who was a non-commissioned officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army and a lieutenant of the Polish Armed Forces' administration. He was the father and namesake of Karol Józef Wojtyła, who became Pope John Paul II in 1978, and the father of Polish doctor Edmund Wojtyła. He died from what is believed to be a heart attack in 1941 while his son was away, an event considered to have influenced his son's decision to join the seminary.
From Wikipedia, “Karol Wojtyła (senior)”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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1879Born in Lipnik
1941Died in Kraków
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Born
18 July 1879
Lipnik
Died
18 February 1941
Kraków
Remembered as
military officer
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