Saint John Paul II was born on May 18, 1920 in Poland. At an early age, he endeared many loses. His mother died when he was nine, and his brother died when he was twelve. Saint John Paul II went to Krakow's Jagiellonian University in 1938. The university shut down a year later after the Germans invaded Poland. A few years later, after World War II ended, Saint John Paul II became a priest. After staying in Poland, Saint John Paul II moved to Rome, where he completed his doctorate in theology. Eventually, he moved back to Poland, where he worked in multiple parishes all over the world. Saint John Paul II was able to influence younger generations of people to be closer with God on a spiritual level. His message was that a person's youth was