Supreme pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.  The first non-Italian pope since Adrian VI in the 16th century. Archbishop of Krakow. Active during Vatican II where he made contributions to two of its most historic and influential products, the Decree on Religious Freedom (in Latin, Dignitatis humanae) and the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et spes). Pope Paul VI created him a cardinal in 1967. In 1981 an assassination attempt was made on his life (see other image of assassination signed by Stanislaw Dziwisz, his long-time personal secretary). Proclaimed a saint in 2014 by Pope Francis I.
 
SP - Signed Photograph: Color glossy image by Felici, mounted to an artwork, signed below by Pope St. John Paul and which bears the blind-embossed papal seal in the lower right hand corner.  From the estate of a curia cardinal. In excellent condition.