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Julius III, Pope

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Reigned from February 7, 1550 to March 23, 1555. Born on September 10, 1487 at Rome, Italy; died there on March 23, 1555. He was Archbishop of Siponto, Bishop of Pavia, Prefect of Rome, cardinal-priest, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina, and first president of the Council of Trent in 1545. As pope, he concluded a two-year truce with France; supported the rising Jesuit Order; sent Cardinal Pole to Queen Mary of England to aid in the Catholic restoration; reopened the Council of Trent; and despatched a cardinal to represent Catholic interests at the Religious Peace of Augsburg.

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Entry for 'Julius III, Pope'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​j/julius-iii-pope.html. 1910.
 
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