Pope Julius III | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Papacy began | 7 February 1550 |
Papacy ended | 23 March 1555 |
Predecessor | Paul III |
Successor | Marcellus II |
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Consecration | 12 November 1514 by Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte |
Created cardinal | 22 December 1536 by Paul III |
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Birth name | Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte |
Born | 10 September 1487 Monte San Savino, Tuscany, |
Died | 23 March 1555 Rome, Lazio, Papal States | (aged 67)
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Papal styles of Pope Julius III | |
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Reference style | His Holiness |
Spoken style | Your Holiness |
Religious style | Holy Father |
Posthumous style | None |
Pope Julius III (Latin: Julius Tertius; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 222nd Pope from February 1550 until his death in 1555.[1]
Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte was born in Rome in 1487.[2]
Ciocchi del Monte studied law at the University of Perugia and the University of Siena.[2]
In 1512, Ciocchi del Monte became Archbishop of Siponto (Manfredonia) in Apulia.[2]
Inm 1520, he was made Bishop of Pavia.[2]
Pope Paul III made Ciocchi del Monte a Cardinal in 1536. He became Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina in 1543.[2]
He participated in the Council of Trent.[2]
Cardinal Ciocchi del Monte was elected pope on 7 February 1550.[2]
Pope Julius was involved in Italian and European political disputes.[2]
Pope Julius re-opened the Council of Trent.[3]
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Preceded by Paul III |
Pope 7 February 1550 – 23 March 1555 |
Succeeded by Marcellus II |