Pius IV

noun

1. Giovanni Angelo Medici, 1499–1565, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1559–65.

Pius IV

noun

1. Pius IV14991565MItalianRELIGION: pope original name Giovanni Angelo de' Medici. 1499–1565, pope (1559–65). He reconvened the Council of Trent (1562), confirming its final decrees

Example Sentences

Born in 1538 he was created cardinal by his uncle, Pius IV., in 1561.

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The highest number was reached under Pius IV., when the cardinals numbered as many as 76.

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The name is derived from the frescoes with which its external walls were decorated during the reign of Pius IV.

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Having thus stated the grounds of our dissent from that clause of the symbol of Pius IV.

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The pope was defeated, but it was not until the accession of Pius IV, in 1559, that the bans of excommunication were raised.

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