Pope Paul IV
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| Papacy began | 23 May 1555 |
| Papacy ended | 18 August 1559 |
| Predecessor | Pope Clement VII |
| Successor | Pope Julius III |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Giovanni Pietro Carafa |
| Born | 28 June 1476 Capriglia Irpina, Kingdom of Naples |
| Died | 18 August 1559 Rome, Papal States |
| Other popes named Paul | |
Pope Paul IV (Latin: Paulus Quartus; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559), born Giovanni Pietro Carafa, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 221st Pope from 23 May 1555 until his death.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Giovanni Pietro Carafa was born in Capriglia Irpina in a noble family of Naples.[2]
Bishop
[change | change source]Pope Leo X sent Carafa as ambassador to England and then as papal nuncio in Spain.[2]
In 1524, Pope Clement VII allowed Carafa to retire from diplomacy to head a monastery.[2]
Pope Paul III recalled him to Rome.[2]
Cardinal
[change | change source]In 1536, Carafa was made Cardinal and Archbishop of Naples.[3]
He reorganized the Roman Inquisition.[2]
Pope
[change | change source]Cardinal Carafa was elected popein 1555;[2] and he chose to be called Paul IV.
Pope Paul was involved in Italian and European political disputes.[2]
Pope Paul IV quarrelled with Philip II. of Spain, who sent the Duke of Alba with an army from Naples to invade the Papal States. At the gates of Rome, a peace was concluded in 1557.[4]
In the context of the Counter-Reformation, this pope supported the Inquisition in Italy.[5]
After his death
[change | change source]He was buried in St. Peter's Basilica but was later transferred to Santa Maria sopra Minerva.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
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- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Pope Paul IV," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-10-29.
- ↑ "Paul IV," Encyclopedia Britannica (1911), p. 956.
- ↑ Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1833). "Paul IV," Penny cyclopaedia, Vols. 17-18, p. 323.
- ↑ Gallenga, Antonio Carlo Napoleone. (1841). Italy: General Views of Its History and Literature in Reference to Its Present State, Vol. II, p. 99.
Other websites
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Media related to Paulus IV at Wikimedia Commons
. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.- Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Paul IV
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Carafa Archived 2018-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Marcellus II |
Pope 1555–1559 |
Succeeded by Pius IV |