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Pope Pius IV (Italian: Pio IV; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 December 1559 to his death, in December 1565.
Pius IV was an Italian pope (1559–65) who reconvened and concluded the Council of Trent. A canon lawyer, in 1545 he was ordained and consecrated archbishop of Ragusa and in 1547 was appointed papal vice legate for Bologna.
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May 23, 2018 · PIUS IV (POPE) (Giovanni Angelo de' Medici; 1499 – 1565; reigned 1559 – 1565), Italian pope. Born in Milan, Pius IV studied medicine at Pavia and received his doctorate in canon and civil law from Bologna.
Jun 5, 2024 · Pope Pius IV was the 224th Pope to take the throne and was deemed a moderate when compared to those who immediately preceded him as the Holy See. Pius was a canon lawyer who spent much of his time fighting the rising tide of Protestantism in the Germanic regions and fought to continue the Council of Trent.
Pius IV (1499-1565) was the pope who concluded the Council of Trent, a major reform movement in the Catholic Church. He was also a lawyer, a patron of the arts, and a nephew of Clement VII.
The Holy See Pontiffs Pius IV [ AR - DE - EN ... IT - PT] Pius IV 224th Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 26.XII.1559, 6.I.1560:
Pope Pius IV (Latin: Pius Quartus; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 225th Pope from 1559 to 1565.
