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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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

Some five centuries ago, the artist Michelangelo spent months sourcing 100 tons of marble from the quarry of Carrara only to discover that his patron, Pope Julius II, refused to reimburse him for it.

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

Although he made use of his reputation for generosity in order to gain the papacy, Pope Julius II then decided not to maintain this reputation, in order to be able to wage war.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli