Giovanni Battista Montini

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The birth name of Pope Paul VI, an Italian who led the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

proper noun

: Giovanni Battista Montini

Pope Paul VI, born as Giovanni Battista Montini, played a crucial role in Vatican II.

Examples

Giovanni Battista Montini became Pope Paul VI and led the Catholic Church through significant changes.
Before becoming Pope Paul VI, Giovanni Battista Montini was the Archbishop of Milan.
Before his papacy, Giovanni Battista Montini served as Archbishop of Milan.
Many historians credit Giovanni Battista Montini for his role in the Second Vatican Council.
Did Giovanni Battista Montini really change the Catholic Church's stance on interfaith marriages?
Giovanni Battista Montini became Pope Paul VI and led the Catholic Church through significant changes.
Historians often discuss Giovanni Battista Montini for his influential role during the Second Vatican Council.

Synonyms

Paul VI

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A religious leader of the Roman Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 who led church reforms

is the birth name used before and outside that official religious identity

Pope Paul VI

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Leader of the Roman Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

is the birth name used privately and before the official title

Surface Forms

Giovanni Battista Montini main

Morphology

Giovanni + Battista + Montini

This is a full proper name (birth name of Pope Paul VI); the constituent items are personal names rather than lexical words whose meanings compose to yield the MWE sense. A B1 learner who knows the name-parts would not be able to infer the referent or the biographical meaning without prior world knowledge, so the expression is not compositional.

Etymology

Giovanni Battista Montini was the birth name of the man who became 'Pope Paul VI'. The Italian first names Giovanni Battista mean 'John the Baptist' and Montini is his family name, and because popes usually 'take a new name' when chosen he is better known today as Paul VI.