Paul VI was born on 26 September 1897 in Concesio. The pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978, Paul VI was born Giovanni Battista Montini in northern Italy, and spent years in the Vatican diplomatic service before becoming archbishop of Milan. Elected after the death of John XXIII, he reconvened the Second Vatican Council and brought it to a conclusion in 1965, overseeing reforms such as the use of local languages in the liturgy. He was the first pope in modern times to travel widely, visiting the Holy Land, the United Nations and several continents. His 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae, which reaffirmed the Church's rejection of artificial contraception, provoked much dissent. He was canonized in 2018.
Before and after
- from 16 August 1897 to 5 November 1899Belgian Antarctic Expedition
- 20 August 1897Ronald Ross shows that mosquitoes transmit malaria
- 12 September 1897Birth of Irène Joliot-Curie
- 25 September 1897Birth of William Faulkner
- 26 September 1897Birth of Paul VI
- from 12 October 1897 to 29 August 1910Korean Empire
- 29 October 1897Birth of Joseph Goebbels
- 1 November 1897Founding of Juventus FC
- 18 November 1897Birth of Patrick Blackett
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The era
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