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Paulus VI

Date of birth:
September 26th, 1897 (Concesio, Italy)
Date of death:
August 6th, 1978 (Castel Gandolfo, Italy)
Buried on:
Saint Peter's Basilica
Nationality:
Vatican (1929-present, Absolute Monarchy)

Biography

Born as Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini.

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Period:
Korean War (1950-1953)
Awarded on:
January 12th, 1953
Cavaliere di Gran Croce della Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
Awarded on:
1954
Real y Distinguida Orden Española de Carlos III - Gran Cruz
Period:
Vietnam War (1955-1975)
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1963
Ordine Supremo del Cristo
Period:
Vietnam War (1955-1975)
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1963
Ordine dello Speron d'Oro
Period:
Vietnam War (1955-1975)
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1963
Ordine di Pio IX - Cavaliere di Gran Croce
Period:
Vietnam War (1955-1975)
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1963
Ordo Sancti Gregorii Magni - Grand Cross
Period:
Vietnam War (1955-1975)
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1963
Ordo Sancti Silvestri Papae - I class
Period:
Vietnam War (1955-1975)
Awarded on:
June 21st, 1963
Ordo Equestris Sancti Sepulcri Hierosolymitani - Gran Croce
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
"For the relief work carried out during the Second World War."
Medaglia al merito della Croce Rossa Italiana - Silver
Großkreuz des Verdienstordens der BRD
Awarded on:
October 19th, 2014
Beatification
Awarded on:
October 14th, 2018
Canonization

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