28 September 1978 A.D. John Paul 1 Dies—Rome’s 263rd; 33 Days in Office; Vice Rector of Belluno Seminary; Doctorate of Sacred Theology from Gregorian University; Archpriest of San Marco, Venice; Post-Vatican Factions
28 September 1978 A.D. John Paul 1 Dies—Rome’s 263 rd ; 33 Days in Office; Vice Rector of Belluno Seminary; Doctorate of Sacred Theology from Gregorian University; Archpriest of San Marco, Venice; Post-Vatican Factions; Wants to “Humanize” Papacy; Views of Contraception, Abortion & Homoerotica; 1 st to Abandon Coronation and 1 st to Take Double-Name; Last to Use Sede Gestatoria Wiki-offering. Pope John Paul I (Latin: Ioannes Paulus I ), born Albino Luciani (Italian pronunciation: [al ˈ bino lu ˈ t ʃ ani] ; 17 October 1912 – 28 September 1978), reigned 26 August 1978 to his sudden death 33 days later. His reign is among the shortest in papal history , resulting in the most recent Year of Three Popes , the first to occur since 1605. John Paul I remains the most recent Italian-born pope, ending a succession of Italian-born popes that started with Clement VII in 1523. He was declared a Servant of God by his successor, John Paul II...