Paul IV

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noun

1. Gian Pietro Caraffa, 1476–1559, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1555–59.

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Francis created about 900 new saints, including his predecessors John XXIII, John Paul II and Paul IV, as well as Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was killed in 1980.

From Reuters ● Jun. 7, 2023

Paul III, Paul IV, and the subsequent pope, Pius IV, all oversaw an ongoing series of meetings, the Council of Trent, that took place periodically between 1545 – 1563.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

In 1974, Pope Paul IV appointed Gerety as Archbishop of Newark, a title he held until retirement.

From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2016

It is an ancient role, established by Pope Paul IV in the middle of the 16th century.

From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2010

Many of those who then learned the language could still speak it half a century later, in their old age, like the Popes Paul III and Paul IV.

From The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt

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