- Born
- Died
- Birth nameGiovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini
- Nickname
- The Pilgrim Pope
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Pope Paul VI was born on September 26, 1897 in Concesio, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. He was a production manager, known for ITN News (1955), Blue Peter Special Assignment (1973) and This Day Tonight (1967). He died on August 6, 1978 in Castel Gandolfo, Lazio, Italy.
- Succeeded by Pope John Paul I.
- The last pope to accept the three tiered papal crown.
- His coronation in 1963 was the last for a Pope, all of his three successors opted for a low-key papal installation.
- In 1965 he became the first Pontiff to visit the U.S. where he was met by Lyndon B. Johnson. The pope later celebrated Mass in Yankee Stadium.
- Ordained a priest on May 29, 1920.
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