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* Cardinal Jacques Martin; Organized Travels of Pope

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Cardinal Jacques Martin, 84, a close aide to Pope John Paul II who organized many of the Pope’s trips and traveled with him. Born in Amiens, France, Martin worked in the Vatican’s Department of State from 1934 to 1969. That year, he was appointed head of the papal household, the department in charge of the Pope’s daily affairs. In that job he organized the trips of John Paul, who traveled frequently in those years. In 1986 the Pope named Martin an archbishop and prefect emeritus of the papal household. John Paul named him cardinal in 1988 in recognition of his long service. On Sunday following a heart attack.

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