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1897 – 1978Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)Died 6 August 1978, aged 80Born Giovanni Battista Montini, he led the Catholic Church through the closing sessions of the Second Vatican Council and its turbulent aftermath. He died at the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo.