Julius II

American

noun

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

Julius II British

/ ˈdʒuːljəs, -lɪəs /

noun

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

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

Michelangelo painted the ceiling for Pope Julius II between 1508 and 1512.

From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2023

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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