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Pope Pius IV (Italian: Pio IV; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death, in December 1565.
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Pope Pius IV (Latin: Pius Quartus; 31 March 1499 – 9...
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Apr 2, 2024 · Pius IV (born March 31, 1499, Milan [Italy]—died Dec. 9, 1565, Rome, Papal States [Italy]) was an Italian pope (1559–65) who reconvened and concluded the Council of Trent. A canon lawyer, in 1545 he was ordained and consecrated archbishop of Ragusa and in 1547 was appointed papal vice legate for Bologna .
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Pope Pius IV (Latin: Pius Quartus; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 225th Pope from 1559 to 1565.
May 23, 2018 · PIUS IV (POPE) (Giovanni Angelo de' Medici; 1499 – 1565; reigned 1559 – 1565), Italian pope. Born in Milan, Pius IV studied medicine at Pavia and received his doctorate in canon and civil law from Bologna.
Pope Pius IV ( Italian: Pio IV; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death, in December 1565.
Religion. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Pius IV, Pope. views 2,290,441 updated. PIUS IV, POPE. Pontificate: Dec. 25, 1559, to Dec. 9, 1565; b. Giovanni Angelo de' Medici, Milan, Italy, March 31, 1499. His family was of modest nobility and unrelated to the famous Medici of Florence.
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Pius IV. 1499–1565. Roman Catholic pope. P ope Pius IV led the Roman Catholic Church from 1559 to 1565. His greatest achievement as pope was to conclude the work of the Council of Trent. Pius IV was also an important patron* of the arts. He was born Giovanni Angelo Medici in Milan, Italy.
