Pope Saint Paul VI
Also known as: Giovanni Battista Montini
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
May 29
Born
September 26, 1897
Died
August 6, 1978
Canonized
14 October 2018 by Pope Francis at Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy
Beatified
19 October 2014 by Pope Francis
Biography
Pope Saint Paul VI, also known as Giovanni Battista Montini, was born on September 26, 1897, in Concesio, Lombardy, Italy. He came from a prominent family, as his father was a newspaper editor. Montini began his journey to the priesthood when he was ordained on May 29, 1920, in Brescia, Italy. He then continued his studies in Rome and became part of the Vatican secretariat of state in 1922....