Pope Pius IV
Pius IV | |
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| Papacy began | 25 December 1559 |
| Papacy ended | 9 December 1565 |
| Predecessor | Pope Paul IV |
| Successor | Pope Pius V |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Giovanni Angelo Medici |
| Born | 31 March 1499 |
| Died | 9 December 1565 (aged 66) |
| Other popes named Pius | |
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.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Giovanni Angelo Medici was born in Milan. He was not closely related to the Medicis of Florence.[2]
He studied at University of Pavia and the University of Bologna where he earned a law degree.[2]
In 1527, Medici went to Rome where he joined the church bureaucracy.[2]
Cardinal
[change | change source]In 1549, Pope Paul III made Medici a cardinal.[2] Pope Leo III sent him on diplomatic missions to Germany and to Hungary.[3]
During the reign of Pope Paul IV, Cardinal Medici was out of favor.[3]
Pope
[change | change source]Cardinal Medici was elected Pope on 25 December 1559.[2]
In the context of the Counter-Reformation, this pope moderated the Inquisition in Italy.[4]
Council of Trent
[change | change source]Pope Paul III presided over the last session of the Council of Trent[3] which was the major event of his papacy.[5]
In part, the Tridentine Creed reflects the thinking of church leaders at the Council of Trent.[6]
After his death
[change | change source]After his death in 1565, the body of Pope Pius IV was entombed at the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
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- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Pope Pius IV," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chisholm, Hugh (1911). Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. University Press. pp. 684–685.
- ↑ Antonio Carlo Napoleone Gallenga (1841). Italy: General Views of Its History and Literature in Reference to Its Present State. Saunders and Otley. p. 99.
- ↑ Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. C. Knight. 1840. p. 198.
- ↑ Tridentine Creed; retrieved 2011-10-31.
Other websites
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Media related to Pius IV at Wikimedia Commons
. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.- "Pius," Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911
- Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Pius IV
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Medici
| Preceded by Paul IV |
Pope 1559–1565 |
Succeeded by Pius V |