Pope Julius III

Pope Julius III (; 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. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-02.

Early life
Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte was born in Rome in 1487."Pope Julius III," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-3.

Ciocchi del Monte studied law at the University of Perugia and the University of Siena.

Bishop
In 1512, Ciocchi del Monte became Archbishop of Siponto (Manfredonia) in Apulia.

Inm 1520, he was made Bishop of Pavia.

Cardinal
Pope Paul III made Ciocchi del Monte a Cardinal in 1536.  He became Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina in 1543.

He participated in the Council of Trent.

 Pope
Cardinal Ciocchi del Monte was elected pope on 7 February 1550.

Pope Julius was involved in Italian and European political disputes.

Pope Julius re-opened the Council of Trent.Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1839).   "Julius III," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 13, p. 146.

Related pages
 List of popes

References

Bibliography



 Bayle, Pierre. "Jules III." Dictionnaire historique et critique. Vol. 15. Paris: Desoer, 1820.
 Burkle-Young, Francis A., and Michael Leopoldo Doerrer. The Life of Cardinal Innocenzo del Monte: A Scandal in Scarlet. Lewiston, N.Y.: Edwin Mellen, 1997.
 Dall'Orto, Giovanni. "Julius III." Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History from Antiquity to World War II. Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon, eds. London: Routledge, 2001. 234-35.
 Kelly, J. N. D. The Oxford Dictionary of Popes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986.

Other websites

  Catholic Hierarchy, Julius III
  Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ,  Cardinal Ciocchi del Monte 

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