Pope Pius IV

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Pope Pius IV was a 16th-century head of the Catholic Church best known for guiding the Counter-Reformation and confirming the doctrinal and disciplinary reforms that shaped modern Roman Catholicism.


Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pope
human
appointedCardinalBy Pope Paul III
approved Roman Catechism
surface form: "Roman Catechism project following the Council of Trent"
birthDate 1499-03-31
birthName Giovanni Angelo Medici
birthPlace Duchy of Milan
Milan
burialPlace Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
cardinalateStartDate 1549-12-19
cardinalTitle Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana
centuryOfActivity 16th century
convoked final period of the Council of Trent
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Milan
deathDate 1565-12-09
deathPlace Papal States
Rome
elevatedToCardinal Saint Charles Borromeo
surface form: "Charles Borromeo"
era Counter-Reformation
familyName House of Medici
surface form: "Medici"
givenName Giovanni Angelo
heldOffice Archbishop of Ragusa (in partibus) before becoming pope
Governor of Rome
houseOrDynasty House of Medici
surface form: "Medici of Milan"
implemented Confirmation of the decrees of the Council of Trent
surface form: "Tridentine reforms"

reforms of episcopal residence and discipline
reforms of the Roman Curia
seminary system for priestly formation
issued Tridentine Profession of Faith
knownFor confirming the disciplinary reforms of the Council of Trent
confirming the doctrinal reforms of the Council of Trent
guiding the Counter-Reformation
memberOf Roman Catholicism
surface form: "Catholic Church"
notableWork Confirmation of the decrees of the Council of Trent
occupation Catholic prelate
canon lawyer
diplomat
papacyEndDate 1565-12-09
papacyStartDate 1559-12-25
parent Giovanni Angelo Medici
surface form: "Bernardino Medici"

Clelia Serbelloni
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
Pope
Sovereign of the Papal States
predecessor Pope Paul IV
religion Roman Catholicism
resumedCouncil Council of Trent in 1562
sibling Margherita Medici
signedDocument Bulla Benedictus Deus (1564) confirming the Council of Trent
successor Pope Pius V
uncleOf Saint Charles Borromeo
surface form: "Cardinal Charles Borromeo"

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

subject surface form: "Charles Borromeo"
Council of Trent convenedBy Pope Pius IV
House of Medici member Pope Pius IV
Casina Pio IV namedAfter Pope Pius IV
Sala Regia patron Pope Pius IV
Pope Pius V predecessor Pope Pius IV
Saint Charles Borromeo uncle Pope Pius IV
subject surface form: "Charles Borromeo"