Pius IV
Americannoun
noun
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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
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 ● Apr. 1, 2016
Without patrons like the Medici, Pope Pius IV and the kings of France, we would not have Michelangelo, Leonardo or Versailles.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2010
Pope Pius IV issued the first Index in 1564.
From Time Magazine Archive
He died at Trento in 1563 while presiding over the Council there, in the pontificate of Pius IV.
From Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Symonds, John Addington
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