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Paul III

noun

  1. Alessandro Farnese, 1468–1549, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1534–49.


Paul III

noun

  1. Paul III14681549MItalianRELIGION: clergymanRELIGION: pope original name Alessandro Farnese. 1468–1549, Italian ecclesiastic; pope (1534–49). He excommunicated Henry VIII of England (1538) and inaugurated the Counter-Reformation by approving the establishment of the Jesuits (1540), instituting the Inquisition in Italy, and convening the Council of Trent (1545)
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Right now, on Pope Name Predictor, John Paul III is predictably leading the bunch.

John Paul III was born in 1956 and a daughter, Aileen, the following year.

Paul III was displeased with the nudity of the figures and intended to destroy the whole.

Paul III., who had hitherto adopted a neutral attitude, now intervened as mediator.

Paul III needed ardent fanatical helpers to keep the lukewarm up to the mark.

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