Pope John Paul I
Albino Luciani, Patriarch of Venice, was the first pope to take a double name, honouring his two predecessors. His warm smile and simple way of speaking delighted the world, but he died suddenly after only thirty-three days, on 28 September 1978. He was beatified in 2022.
- Pontificate
- 26 August 1978 – 28 September 1978 (33 days)
- Birth name
- Albino Luciani
- Born
- 17 October 1912, Canale d'Agordo
- Died
- 28 September 1978, Vatican City
- Preceded by
- Pope Paul VI
- Succeeded by
- Pope John Paul II
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