On Wednesday, April 2, is the 20th anniversary of his death John Paul II. The biography of the Pope is well known to most Poles. A few were created films biographical about his life and the pontificate, among others “Karol. A man who became a pope” and “Karol. Pope who remained a man” Piotr Adamczyk in the main role. However, some facts from the clergy 'biography are still little known. Not everyone is aware that the Pope had a sister.
John Paul II had a sister. This fact was disclosed after years
John Paul II He was closely associated with his brother Edmund, who raised him with his father. Karol Wojtyła's mother died because he was only nine years old. Soon after, the future pope also lost his beloved brother. “Edmund consciously dealt with a patient suffering from a scarlet fever, knowing that he could get infected and die. At that time there was no antibiotics, there was no penicillin. Edmund had to be aware of the risk” – said Dr. Milena Kindziuk, the biographical book on the subject of the Wojtyły brothers. Years later, it turned out that John Paul II He also had a sister, Olga. Unfortunately, it was never possible to meet her. Olga died before his birth.
Sister John Paul II died before he was born. The Pope mentioned her in the will
Information that the Pope had a sister was disclosed in 1982 by a French journalist and philosopher André Frossard, author of the book “Do not be afraid! Conversations with John Paul II”. Karol Wojtyła never met Olga because She was born four years before his birth and lived only 16 hours. Despite this, the Pope did not forget mention her in your will. After his death, the document was disclosed. “As the end of my earthly life is approaching, I come back to his beginning, to my parents, my brother and sister (whom I did not know because she died before my birth)” – he wrote John Paul II. See also: John Paul II was friends with the famous actress. Over the years, he couldn't forget what happened between them