Pope Julius III | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Papacy began | 7 February 1550 |
Papacy ended | 23 March 1555 |
Predecessor | Paul III |
Successor | Marcellus II |
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Consecration | 12 November 1514 by Antonio Maria Ciocchi del Monte |
Created cardinal | 22 December 1536 by Paul III |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte |
Born | 10 September 1487 Monte San Savino, Tuscany, |
Died | 23 March 1555 Rome, Lazio, Papal States | (aged 67)
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Papal styles of Pope Julius III | |
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Reference style | His Holiness |
Spoken style | Your Holiness |
Religious style | Holy Father |
Posthumous style | None |
Pope Julius III (Latin: Julius Tertius; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 222nd Pope from February 1550 until his death in 1555.[1]