Gian Pietro Carafa

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Gian Pietro Carafa was an Italian cardinal and reformer of the Roman Inquisition who became Pope Paul IV in the mid-16th century.

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Gian Pietro Carafa canonical 6
Giovanni Pietro Carafa 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century person
Catholic cardinal
Catholic reformer
Inquisitor
Italian person
Pope
human
birthDate 1476
birthPlace Capriglia Irpina NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
cardinalateStart 1536
coFoundedWith Gaetano dei Conti di Thiene NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED
createdCardinalBy Pope Paul III NERFINISHED
deathDate 1559-08-18
deathPlace Rome
electedPopeBy Papal conclave of 1555 NERFINISHED
era Counter-Reformation NERFINISHED
familyName Carafa NERFINISHED
founded Theatine Order NERFINISHED
foundingDateOfTheatineOrder 1524
hasPapalName Pope Paul IV NERFINISHED
implemented measures to centralize papal authority
severe censorship policies
knownFor austere personal piety
rigorous moral discipline
languageSpoken Italian
Latin
memberOf Roman Curia NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Carafa NERFINISHED
notableFor harsh measures against Protestantism
reforming the Roman Inquisition
strengthening the Counter-Reformation
supporting the Index of Forbidden Books
opposed Spanish influence in Italy
papacyEnd 1559-08-18
papacyStart 1555-05-23
positionHeld Apostolic Nuncio to Spain
Archbishop of Chieti NERFINISHED
Bishop
Bishop of Chieti
Cardinal
Dean of the College of Cardinals NERFINISHED
Pope
predecessorAsPope Pope Marcellus II NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
successorAsPope Pope Pius IV NERFINISHED

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Pope Paul IV birthName Gian Pietro Carafa
Pope Paul IV alsoKnownAs Gian Pietro Carafa
this entity surface form: Giovanni Pietro Carafa
Theatines founder Gian Pietro Carafa
Theatines notableMember Gian Pietro Carafa
Saint Cajetan coFoundedWith Gian Pietro Carafa
Theatine Order founder Gian Pietro Carafa
Theatine Order founderRoleOf Gian Pietro Carafa