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|SaintName=Saint John XXIII
|SaintName=Saint John XXIII
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintStage=Saint
|SaintBirthDate=11-25-1881
|FeastDay=October 11
|SaintBirthPlace=Sotto il Monte, Bergamo, Italy
|SaintBirthPlace=Sotto il Monte, Bergamo, Italy
|SaintBirthCoordinates=45.7058, 9.4997
|SaintBirthCoordinates=45.7058, 9.4997
|SaintDeathDate=06-03-1963
|SaintDeathDate=1963-03-06
|DeathPlace=Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
|DeathPlace=Apostolic Palace, Vatican City
|SaintDeathCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4534
|SaintDeathCoordinates=41.9028, 12.4534
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|NotableLabel5=Papal consecration and election
|NotableLabel5=Papal consecration and election
|NotableCoordinates5=41.9022, 12.4534
|NotableCoordinates5=41.9022, 12.4534
|BeatificationDate=09-03-2000
|AssociatedCountries=Italy
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Bergamo]]; [[Diocese of Rome]]; [[Patriarchate of Venice]]
|BeatificationDate=2000-03-09
|Beatifier=Pope John Paul II
|Beatifier=Pope John Paul II
|BeatificationLocation=St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
|BeatificationLocation=St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
|Canonized=Yes
|Canonized=Yes
|CanonizationDate=04-27-2014
|Canonizer=Pope Francis
|Canonizer=Pope Francis
|CanonizationLocation=St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
|CanonizationLocation=St. Peter's Square, Vatican City
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of Fiorino Terzi from cerebral aneurysm
|SaintMiracle1=Healing of Fiorino Terzi from cerebral aneurysm
|FeastDay=October 11
|Profession=Priest; diplomat; pope
|Profession=Priest; diplomat; pope
|ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic
|ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic
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|Attributes=Papal tiara; keys; dove of peace; Vatican II documents
|Attributes=Papal tiara; keys; dove of peace; Vatican II documents
|PrimaryShrine=St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
|PrimaryShrine=St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
|AdditionalVeneration=
|AssociatedCountries=Italy
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Bergamo]]; [[Diocese of Rome]]; [[Patriarchate of Venice]]
|ReviewLevel=0
|ReviewLevel=0
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'''Saint John XXIII''' (Latin: ''Ioannes XXIII''; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli; 1881–1963) was head of the [[Catholic Church]] and sovereign of the [[Vatican City]] from October 28, 1958, until his death on June 3, 1963; as pope, he convened the [[Second Vatican Council]], the first ecumenical council in nearly a century, aiming to renew the Church's engagement with the modern world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-XXIII|title=St. John XXIII|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Born into a sharecropping family in Sotto il Monte, Bergamo, Italy, Roncalli was ordained a priest in 1904 for the [[Diocese of Bergamo]], serving in pastoral roles before entering Vatican diplomacy in 1920, including as apostolic visitor to Bulgaria (1925–1934) and nuncio to Turkey and Greece (1935–1944).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vatican.va/content/john-xxiii/en/biography/documents/hf_j-xxiii_bio_16071997_biography.html|title=Biography of Pope John XXIII|publisher=The Holy See|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Appointed auxiliary bishop of Bergamo in 1953 and patriarch of Venice in 1958, his election as pope—taking the name John after predecessors and Venice's patrons—surprised observers, given his humble origins and reputation for pastoral warmth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-XXIII|title=St. John XXIII|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref>
'''Saint John XXIII''' (Latin: ''Ioannes XXIII''; born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli; 1881–1963) was head of the [[Catholic Church]] and sovereign of the [[Vatican City]] from October 28, 1958, until his death on June 3, 1963; as pope, he convened the [[Second Vatican Council]], the first ecumenical council in nearly a century, aiming to renew the Church's engagement with the modern world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-XXIII|title=St. John XXIII|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Born into a sharecropping family in Sotto il Monte, Bergamo, Italy, Roncalli was ordained a priest in 1904 for the [[Diocese of Bergamo]], serving in pastoral roles before entering Vatican diplomacy in 1920, including as apostolic visitor to Bulgaria (1925–1934) and nuncio to Turkey and Greece (1935–1944).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vatican.va/content/john-xxiii/en/biography/documents/hf_j-xxiii_bio_16071997_biography.html|title=Biography of Pope John XXIII|publisher=The Holy See|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Appointed auxiliary bishop of Bergamo in 1953 and patriarch of Venice in 1958, his election as pope—taking the name John after predecessors and Venice's patrons—surprised observers, given his humble origins and reputation for pastoral warmth.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-XXIII|title=St. John XXIII|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref>