Pope Marcellus II
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Pope Marcellus II, born Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 10 April 1555 to his death, 22 days later.
Portrait by an anonymous artist, 16th-century, Vatican Museums
Pope Marcellus and his successor Pope Paul IV depicted in the 1581 edition of Seconde partie dv promptvaire des medalles by Guillaume Rouillé
Portrait of Cardinal Cervini by Jacopino del Conte, c. 1550
The tomb of Pope Marcellus II in the grottoes of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City
Pope Paul IV
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Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death, in August 1559. While serving as papal nuncio in Spain, he develope
Pope Marcellus II
…the Capella Paolina, in which all of the votes cast were for Cardinal Cervini except his own, which he cast for the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Gian Pietro Carafa. The new pope chose to retain his birth name, the most recent pope to do so, reigning as Marcellus II. He was both consecrated as a bishop and crowned…
Portrait by an unknown artist close to Jacopino del Conte, c. 1556 – c. 1560
Vicolo Capocciuto, Roman Ghetto by Franz Roesler c.1880