Saint Pope John Paul II died on April 2, 2005 at the age of 84. He was canonized a Saint on April 27, 2014, his feast day is celebrated on October 22.
I you are a little confused as to why his feast day is on October 22, and not on the day he died, April 2, there is a logical explanation of this.
April 2 often times happens to be during Holy Week. As they wanted his feast day to be celebrated, they decided on the day October 22, the day of the Mass for the inauguration of his pontificate.
You can learn more about the detail of that in this video.
Saint John Paul II was a great man, to learn more about him you can find a full biography on this site.
Since I write a blog about books, lets not forget the books!
Here are two great books that will help kids learn about Saint John Paul II. Who he was and what he did.
The first book is geared to kids of all ages.