Pope Paul II

Pope Paul II (;  23 February 1417 – 26 July 1471), born Pietro Barbo,  was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 212th Pope from 1464 until his death in 1471. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-02.

 Early life  
Pietro Barbo was born in Venice.  He was a nephew of Pope Eugene IV."Pope Paul II," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-10-29.

Cardinal 
Barbo became a cardinal in 1440."Paul II," Encyclopedia Britannica (1911), pp. 955.  He was sometimes called the Venetian cardinal.

Pope 
Barbo was elected Pope on 30 August 1464; and he chose to be called Paul II.

Pope Paul was involved in Italian and European political disputes.

The Cardinals' right to wear the red biretta was granted by Paul II. "Cardinal," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-01.

After his death
The accounts of histories written soon after his death were unfavorable.Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1833).  "Paul II," Penny cyclopaedia,  Vols. 17-18, pp. 322-323.

Related pages 
 List of popes

References

More reading
 Pastor, Ludwig. (1894).  The History of the Popes from the Close of the Middle Ages, Vol. IV, Chapter I.  London, J. Hodges. OCLC 64083707

Other websites


  Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Paul II
 Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church , Cardinal Barbo ; "The election of Pope Paul II (1464)" 

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