Julius II

noun

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

Julius II

/ 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

Example Sentences

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

From BBC

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

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

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

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

From Reuters