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The Last Confession is a stage play by Roger Crane about the election and death of Pope John Paul I. The play follows Giovanni Benelli who recounts, during his last confession, his role in the death of John Paul and how this led him to lose his faith.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 39 relations: Alfredo Ottaviani, Aloísio Lorscheider, August 1978 papal conclave, Autopsy, Bernard Lloyd, Bernardin Gantin, Bruce Purchase, Charles Kay, Clifford Rose, Confession (religion), Crime fiction, David Suchet, Diego Lorenzi, Drama, English language, Giovanni Benelli, Jean-Marie Villot, John Franklyn-Robbins, John Magee (bishop), Joseph Mydell, Leo Joseph Suenens, Michael Cronin (actor), Michael Jayston, October 1978 papal conclave, Papal conclave, Paul Marcinkus, Pericle Felici, Pope, Pope John Paul I, Pope John Paul II, Pope Paul VI, Religion, Richard O'Callaghan, Roman Curia, Sebastiano Baggio, Stuart Milligan, United Kingdom, Vatican City, Vincenza Taffarel.

  2. Cultural depictions of Pope John Paul I
  3. Plays set in Vatican City
  4. Plays set in the 1970s

Alfredo Ottaviani

Alfredo Ottaviani (29 October 1890 – 3 August 1979) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church.

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Aloísio Lorscheider

Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. (8 October 1924 – 23 December 2007) was a Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal during the 1970s and 1980s. He was known as an advocate of liberation theology in the 1970s and was seen by some observers as a serious candidate for the papacy in the two conclaves of 1978.

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August 1978 papal conclave

The papal conclave held on 25 and 26 August 1978 was the first of the two held that year.

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Autopsy

An autopsy (also referred to as post-mortem examination, obduction, necropsy, or autopsia cadaverum) is a surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death; or the exam may be performed to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present for research or educational purposes.

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Bernard Lloyd

Bernard Lloyd (30 January 1934 – 12 December 2018) was a Welsh actor noted for his television roles.

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Bernardin Gantin

Bernardin Gantin (8 May 1922 – 13 May 2008) was a Beninese prelate of the Catholic Church who held senior positions in the Roman Curia for twenty years and the highest position in the College of Cardinals for nine years.

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Bruce Purchase

Bruce Purchase (2 October 1938 – 5 June 2008) was a New Zealand actor known for his roles on stage and television.

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Charles Kay

Alfred Charles Kay (born 31 August 1930), better known by his stage name Charles Kay, is an English actor.

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Clifford Rose

John Clifford Rose (24 October 1929 – 6 November 2021) was a British actor.

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Confession (religion)

Confession, in many religions, is the acknowledgment of sinful thoughts and actions.

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Crime fiction

Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder.

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David Suchet

Sir David Courtney SuchetEngland & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007 (born 2 May 1946) is an English actor known for his work on stage and in television.

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Diego Lorenzi

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Drama

Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

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Giovanni Benelli

Giovanni Benelli (12 May 1921 – 26 October 1982) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Jean-Marie Villot

Jean-Marie Villot (11 October 1905 – 9 March 1979) was a French prelate and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Lyon from 1965 to 1967, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 1967 to 1969, Vatican Secretary of State from 1969 to 1979, and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church from 1970 to 1979.

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John Franklyn-Robbins

John Franklyn-Robbins (14 December 1924 – 21 March 2009) was an English character and voice actor.

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John Magee (bishop)

John Magee SPS (born 24 September 1936) is a Roman Catholic bishop emeritus in Ireland.

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Joseph Mydell

Joseph Mydell (born 1955) is an American screen and stage actor.

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Leo Joseph Suenens

Leo Jozef Suenens (16 July 1904 – 6 May 1996) was a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church.

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Michael Cronin (actor)

Michael Cronin (born 1942) is a British actor.

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Michael Jayston

Michael A. James (29 October 1935 – 5 February 2024), known professionally as Michael Jayston, was an English actor.

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October 1978 papal conclave

The papal conclave held from 14 to 16 October 1978 was triggered by the death of John Paul I on 28 September 1978, just 33 days after he was elected pope.

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Papal conclave

A papal conclave is a gathering of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a bishop of Rome, also known as the pope.

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Paul Marcinkus

Paul Casimir Marcinkus (January 15, 1922 – February 20, 2006) was an American archbishop of the Catholic Church and president of the Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican Bank, from 1971 to 1989.

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Pericle Felici

Pericle Felici (1 August 1911 – 22 March 1982) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church.

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Pope

The pope (papa, from lit) is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church.

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Pope John Paul I

Pope John Paul I (Ioannes Paulus I; Giovanni Paolo I; born Albino Luciani; 17 October 1912 – 28 September 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City from 26 August 1978 until his death 33 days later.

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Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II; Jan Paweł II; Giovanni Paolo II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła,; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005.

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Pope Paul VI

Pope Paul VI (Paulus VI; Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini,; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his death on 6 August 1978.

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Religion

Religion is a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements—although there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion.

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Richard O'Callaghan

Richard O'Callaghan (born Richard Brooke; 7 March 1940, London) is an English film, stage and television character actor.

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Roman Curia

The Roman Curia (Romana Curia) comprises the administrative institutions of the Holy See and the central body through which the affairs of the Roman Catholic Church are conducted.

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Sebastiano Baggio

Sebastiano Baggio (16 May 1913 – 21 March 1993) was an Italian cardinal, often thought to be a likely candidate for election to the papacy.

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Stuart Milligan

Stuart Milligan is an American actor based primarily in the United Kingdom, best known for his recurring role (1998–2010) as Adam Klaus in Jonathan Creek.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Vatican City

Vatican City, officially the Vatican City State (Stato della Città del Vaticano; Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is a landlocked sovereign country, city-state, microstate, and enclave within Rome, Italy.

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Vincenza Taffarel

Vincenza Taffarel (died 1984) was the Catholic nun who found the body of Pope John Paul I. She was brought in as his housekeeper in one of his very first papal acts, and was the first to find him dead.

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See also

Cultural depictions of Pope John Paul I

Plays set in Vatican City

  • The Last Confession

Plays set in the 1970s

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Confession