Religious Figures of the Interwar Period
The atlas holds 4 people and 10 moments here, from 1920 to 1939. The most recorded lives are Mother Teresa, Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI.
Notable people
Mother Teresa
from 1928 to 1937
5 moments here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Pope John Paul II
from 1920 to 1938
2 moments here
Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…
Pope Benedict XVI
from 1927 to 1939
2 moments here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Pope Francis
in 1936
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
Moments
- 1920 Birth in Wadowice Pope John Paul II
- 1927 Birth at the Ratzinger home Pope Benedict XVI
- 1928 Joins the Sisters of Loreto Mother Teresa
- 1928 Prayer at the Black Madonna shrine Mother Teresa
- 1929 Begins novitiate in Darjeeling Mother Teresa
- 1931 First religious vows Mother Teresa
- 1936 Birth in Flores Pope Francis
- 1937 Solemn vows at Loreto school Mother Teresa
- 1938 Move to Kraków for university Pope John Paul II
- 1939 Minor-seminary enrollment Pope Benedict XVI