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Pope Paul III (Latin: Paulus III; Italian: Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 October 1534 to his death, in November 1549.
Paul III was an Italian noble who was the last of the Renaissance popes (reigned 1534–49) and the first pope of the Counter-Reformation. The worldly Paul III was a notable patron of the arts and at the same time encouraged the beginning of the reform movement that was to deeply affect the Roman.
Jun 5, 2024 · Pope Paul III was the fourth pope to rule during the Protestant Reformation. He was the first to act in response to the movement, and his papacy is known for initiating the Counter-Reformation. This counter-movement began with the Council of Trent (1545) and ended with the conclusion of the European Wars of Religion (1648).
Paul III, orig. Alessandro Farnese, (born Feb. 29, 1468, Canino, Papal States—died Nov. 10, 1549, Rome), Pope (1534–49). The son of a noble Tuscan family, he was made a cardinal-deacon in 1493 and served as bishop in Parma and Ostia before being named dean of the College of Cardinals by Pope Leo X. Ordained a priest in 1519, he was ...
Paul III, POPE (ALESSANDRO FARNESE), b. at Romeor Canino, February 29, 1468; elected, October 12, 1534; d. at Rome, November 10, 1549. The Farnese were an ancient Roman family whose possessions clustered about the Lake of Bolsena.
Paul III - Council of Trent, Papal Reforms, Reformation: In May 1536 Pope Paul published a bull of convocation for his proposed council to be held in Mantua. He also authorized a select group of cardinals to draw up a report on the abuses within the church.
May 23, 2018 · Paul III (1468 – 1549) Pope of the Catholic Church from 1534 until his death in 1549. Born Alessandro Farnese in Canino, in the Latium region surrounding Rome, he was the scion of a wealthy family who was educated in Rome by humanist scholars and in Florence, where he was tutored at the court of Lorenzo de' Medici.
PAUL III, POPE Pontificate: Oct. 13, 1534, to Nov.10, 1549; b. Alessandro Farnese, Canino, February 29, 1468. He was a member of the distinguished Farnese family whose lands around the Bolsena Lake made them a powerful force in Italian history from the twelfth century.
Paul III. 220th Pope of the Catholic Church.
On 28 February 1548 Pope Paul III celebrated his eightieth birthday. He had been considered old when he assumed the papacy at age sixty-six. By now his age was a constant backdrop to the affairs of his pontificate.
