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Pope Julius III (Latin: Iulius PP. III; Italian: Giulio III; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 February 1550 to his death, in March 1555.
Julius III was the pope from 1550 to 1555. As a cardinal, he served as co-president of the Council of Trent in 1545, with cardinals Cervini (later Pope Marcellus II) and Pole. Elected pope on Feb. 7, 1550, he realized that a reform of the church was urgent, and he appointed a commission that.
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Click to enlarge. Julius III , POPE (GIAMMARIA CIOCCHI DEL MONTE), b. at Rome, September 10, 1487; d. there, March 23, 1555. He was the son of a famous Roman jurist, studied jurisprudence at Perugia and Siena, and theology under the Dominican, Ambrosius Catharinus. In 1512 he succeeded his uncle Antonio del Monte as Archbishop of Siponto ...
While Pope Julius III did reconvene the Council of Trent, history has not viewed his reign favorably. He is remembered more for living a lavish life and dealing with controversy rather than his political or ecclesiastical affairs.
In February, 1555, an embassy was sent by the English Parliament to Julius III to inform him of its unreserved submission to the papal supremacy, but the embassy was still on its journey when the pope died. Shortly before his death Julius III sent Cardinal Morone to represent the Catholic interest at the Religious Peace of Augsburg. At the ...
New Catholic Encyclopedia. JULIUS III, POPE Pontificate: Feb. 7, 1550, to March 23, 1555; b. Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, Rome, Sept. 10, 1487. Born into a family of lawyers, he studied jurisprudence in Perugia and Bologna, after completing his humanistic instruction under the tutelage of Raffaelo Lippo Brandolino in Rome.
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.
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