Religious Figures of the Cold War
The atlas holds 4 people and 53 moments here, from 1948 to 1990. The most recorded lives are Pope John Paul II, Mother Teresa and Pope Francis.
Notable people
Pope John Paul II
from 1948 to 1990
16 moments here
Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…
Mother Teresa
from 1948 to 1990
14 moments here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Pope Francis
from 1958 to 1986
12 moments here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Pope Benedict XVI
from 1951 to 1981
11 moments here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Moments
- 1948 Medical training in Patna Mother Teresa
- 1948 First pastoral assignment Pope John Paul II
- 1950 Establishes Missionaries of Charity Mother Teresa
- 1951 Assistant pastor at St. Martin Pope Benedict XVI
- 1951 First Mass Pope Benedict XVI
- 1951 Priestly ordination Pope Benedict XVI
- 1952 Opens Kalighat Home for the Dying Mother Teresa
- 1953 Doctorate at Ludwig Maximilian University Pope Benedict XVI
- 1955 Opens Nirmala Shishu Bhavan Mother Teresa
- 1958 Professor at Freising College Pope Benedict XVI
- 1958 Jesuit novitiate and humanities study Pope Francis
- 1958 Consecration as auxiliary bishop Pope John Paul II
- 1959 Professor at the University of Bonn Pope Benedict XVI
- 1960 Philosophy licentiate at Colegio Máximo Pope Francis
- 1962 Second Vatican Council participation Pope John Paul II
- 1963 Move to the University of Münster Pope Benedict XVI
- 1964 Teaching at Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepción Pope Francis
- 1964 Appointment as Archbishop of Kraków Pope John Paul II
- 1966 Chair in dogmatic theology Pope Benedict XVI
- 1966 Teaching at Colegio del Salvador Pope Francis
- 1967 Theological studies at San Miguel Pope Francis
- 1967 Created cardinal Pope John Paul II
- 1969 Return to Bavaria and Regensburg Pope Benedict XVI
- 1969 Priesthood and teaching at San Miguel Pope Francis
- 1971 Humanitarian visit to Belfast Mother Teresa
- 1973 Pilgrimage to Jerusalem Pope Francis
- 1973 Jesuit tertianship and final vows Pope Francis
- 1976 La Storta Medal visit Mother Teresa
- 1977 Episcopal consecration Pope Benedict XVI
- 1978 Election as Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II
- 1978 First public appearance as pope Pope John Paul II
- 1979 Visit to Auschwitz Pope John Paul II
- 1979 First papal journey to Poland Pope John Paul II
- 1979 White House meeting with President Carter Pope John Paul II
- 1979 Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech Mother Teresa
- 1980 English study at Milltown Pope Francis
- 1980 Rector at San Miguel Pope Francis
- 1981 Shot in St. Peter's Square Pope John Paul II
- 1981 Roman curial prefecture Pope Benedict XVI
- 1982 Prayer at Canterbury Cathedral Pope John Paul II
- 1982 Evacuates children in west Beirut Mother Teresa
- 1983 Hospitalized while visiting the Pope Mother Teresa
- 1983 Visit to Mehmet Ali Ağca in prison Pope John Paul II
- 1984 Visits Ethiopian famine zone Mother Teresa
- 1985 Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom Mother Teresa
- 1986 Jesuit service in Córdoba Pope Francis
- 1986 Research stay at Sankt Georgen Pope Francis
- 1986 Visit to the Great Synagogue of Rome Pope John Paul II
- 1987 Honorary degree and address at Scranton Mother Teresa
- 1988 Earthquake-relief visit to Armenia Mother Teresa