He is the most recent pope to take the pontifical name john. John xxiii was one of the most popular popes of all time, who inaugurated a new era in the history of the roman catholic church by his openness to change, especially in his convoking of the second vatican council He reigned from 1958 to 1963. Pope john xxiii's feast day will be october 11, as opposed to the day of his death, which is june 3 This special feast day is intended as a commemoration of the opening of the second vatican council on october 11, 1962. He took the name of john in honor of the.
Saint john xxiii’s story although few people had as great an impact on the 20th century as pope john xxiii, he avoided the limelight as much as possible Indeed, one writer has noted that his “ordinariness” seems one of his most remarkable qualities The firstborn son of a farming family in sotto il monte, near bergamo in northern italy, angelo giuseppe roncalli was always proud of his. Pope john xxiii and pope john paul ii are to be made into saints this weekend in an unprecedented double papal canonization. Pope francis canonized pope john xxiii and pope john paul ii in 2014 Their shared canonization illustrates that saint john xxiii began the council and saint john paul ii implemented it
