Pope Julius III
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Pope Julius III, born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1550 to his death, in March 1555.
Portrait by an artist in the circle of Girolamo Siciolante, c. 1550 (oil on canvas, 106 x 86 cm; Rijksmuseum)
Bronze statue in Perugia, 1555
Villa Giulia (Roma)
Cardinal Ciocchi del Monte depicted in a portrait before his election.
Council of Trent
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The Council of Trent, held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent, in Northern Italy, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Prompted by the Protestant Reformation at the time, it has been de
Pope Julius III
…the Diocese of Palestrina on 5 October, 1543. He was employed by him in several important legations, notably as papal legate and first president of the Council of Trent (1545/47) and then at Bologna (1547/48). Paul III died on 10 November 1549, and in the ensuing conclave the forty-eight cardinals were divided into…
Council of Trent, painting in the Museo del Palazzo del Buonconsiglio, Trento
Pope Paul III, convener of the Council of Trent, portrait by Titian (1543)
The Council of Trent, depicted by Pasquale Cati in 1588
Chemnitz, a Lutheran