Pope John Paul I

Servant of God, Pope John Paul I
Bishop of Rome
John Paul I in 1978
Papacy began	26 August 1978
Papacy ended	28 September 1978
Predecessor	Paul VI
Successor	John Paul II
Orders
Ordination	7 July 1935 by Giosuè Cattarossi
Consecration	27 December 1958 by John XXIII
Created Cardinal	5 March 1973 by Paul VI
Personal details
Birth name	Albino Luciani
Born	(1912-10-17)17 October 1912 Canale d'Agordo, Belluno, Veneto, Kingdom of Italy
Died	28 September 1978(1978-09-28) (aged 65) Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
Previous post	Pro Vicar General of Belluno (1948–1954) Vicar General of Belluno (1954–1958) Bishop of Vittorio Veneto (1958–1969) Patriarch of Venice (1969–1978) Vice-President of the Italian Episcopal Conference (1972–1976) Cardinal-Priest of San Marco (1973–1978)
Motto	Humilitas (Humility)
Coat of arms	${{{coat_of_arms_alt}}}$
Sainthood
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Title as Saint	Servant of God
Attributes	Papal vestments
Patronage	Catechists

Ordination history of Pope John Paul I
Diaconal ordination
Date of ordination	2 February 1935
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Giosuè Cattarossi
Date of ordination	7 July 1935
Place of ordination	Church of San Pietro, Belluno, Kingdom of Italy
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope John XXIII
Co-consecrators	Girolamo Bortignon (Padua) Gioacchino Muccin (Bell. & Felt.)
Date of consecration	27 December 1958
Place of consecration	Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Paul VI
Date of elevation	5 March 1973

Papal styles of Pope John Paul I

Reference style	His Holiness
Spoken style	Your Holiness
Religious style	Holy Father
Posthumous style	Servant of God

Pope John Paul I (Latin: Ioannes Paulus I; Italian: Giovanni Paolo I), born Albino Luciani (Italian pronunciation: [alˈbiːno luˈtʃaːni]; 17 October 1912 – 28 September 1978), served as Pope from 26 August 1978 to his sudden death 33 days later. His reign is among the shortest in papal history, resulting in the most recent Year of Three Popes, the first to occur since 1605. John Paul I remains the most recent Italian-born pope, ending a succession of such 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, the first step on the road to sainthood.

Before the papal conclave that elected him, he expressed his desire not to be elected, telling those close to him that he would decline the papacy if elected, but, upon the cardinals electing him, he felt an obligation to say "yes". He was the first pontiff to have a double name, choosing "John Paul" in honour of his two immediate predecessors, John XXIII and Paul VI. He explained that he was indebted to John XXIII and to Paul VI for naming him a bishop and then a cardinal, respectively. Furthermore, he was the first pope to add the regnal number "I", designating himself "the First".

His two immediate successors, John Paul II and Benedict XVI, later recalled the warm qualities of the late pontiff in several addresses. In Italy, he is remembered with the appellatives of "Il Papa del Sorriso" (The Smiling Pope) and "Il Sorriso di Dio" (The smile of God).Time magazine and other publications referred to him as The September Pope. He is also known in Italy as "Papa Luciani". In his town of birth, Canale d'Agordo, there is a museum that has been made and named in his honour that is dedicated to his life and his brief papacy.

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