Pius IV

American  

noun

1. Giovanni Angelo Medici, 1499–1565, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1559–65.

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Pius IV British  

noun

1. original name Giovanni Angelo de' Medici. 1499–1565, pope (1559–65). He reconvened the Council of Trent (1562), confirming its final decrees

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Example Sentences

The symposiums are held in the Casina Pio IV, a building nestled in the Vatican Gardens that was built in 1561 as a summer residence for Pope Pius IV.

From Reuters

He invents with such empathy that the closest thing to an unmitigated villain is Pius IV, the new Nero presiding over the conflagration lit by the Council of Trent.

From Washington Post

He furnished plans for several Roman gates which Pius IV., who succeeded Paul IV., wished to rebuild, and made designs for various other buildings and public squares.

From Project Gutenberg

On the right of the choir is the tomb of Cardinal Antonio Serbelloni; on the left that of Pius IV.,

From Project Gutenberg

Adjoining this church is the Seminario Romano, founded by Pius IV., on a system drawn up by his nephew, S. Carlo Borromeo.

From Project Gutenberg