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October: Enters underground seminary and begins studying for priesthood.

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February: Hospitalized for two weeks after being hit by a German truck.

August: Hides with other seminarians in the home of Archbishop Adam Stefan Sapieha for the rest of the war.

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Russia's Red Army pushes the Nazis out of Poland.

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Nov. 1: Ordained a priest, right, he then travels to Rome to continue his Catholic studies.

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July: Arrives in Niegowic, Poland, his first parish assignment.

December: Earns first doctorate in sacred theology at Jagellonian University.

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September: Appointed as auxiliary bishop of Krakow, the youngest bishop in Poland.

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March: Installed as Archbishop of Krakow.

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June: Consecrated as a cardinal by Pope Paul VI, right. A cardinal is the highest position in the Catholic hierarchy after the pope.