Julius II

American  

noun

1. Giuliano della Rovere, 1443–1513, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1503–13.

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Julius II British  

/ ˈdʒuːljəs-, -lɪəs /

noun

1. original name Guiliano della Rovere. 1443–1513, pope (1503–13). He completed the restoration of the Papal States to the Church, began the building of St Peter's, Rome (1506), and patronized Michelangelo, Raphael, and Bramante

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Julius II

The first stone for the basilica, which replaced an older one on the site, was laid by Pope Julius II in 1506, and it was completed in 1626.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

They have protected the Pope since 1506, when Julius II first hired Swiss mercenaries for his personal protection.

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025

Still, there would be no “Sonata Pathétique” without Prince Lichnowsky’s purse strings, no Sistine Chapel without Pope Julius II, no bold young talents like Corbet making their worthy magnum opuses without someone footing the bill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2024

For Pope Julius II, his newfound beard was an appropriate sign of mourning to the loss of Bologna and other Papal territories to the Republic of Venice, his sworn enemy.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2024

Pope Julius II acted impetuously in all his affairs, and he found the times and circumstances so suitable to this method of procedure that he always achieved felicitous results.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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