Pope Paul III

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Pope Paul III was a 16th-century head of the Catholic Church who initiated major Counter-Reformation efforts, including launching the Council of Trent and approving the Jesuit order.

Aliases (1)

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic Church prelate
human
pope
appointedAsCardinalBy Pope Alexander VI
approved Society of Jesus
surface form: "Jesuit order"

Society of Jesus
birthDate 1468-02-29
birthName Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
surface form: "Alessandro Farnese"
birthPlace Canino
Lazio
Papal States
convocationDateOfCouncilOfTrent 1545-12-13
convoked Council of Trent
countryOfCitizenship Papal States
createdCardinalDate 1493-09-20
deathDate 1549-11-10
deathPlace Papal States
Rome
education University of Padua
University of Pisa
electedPopeDate 1534-10-13
era Counter-Reformation
Renaissance papacy
familyName Farnese
givenName Alessandro
heldTitle Cardinal-bishop of Ostia
Cardinal-bishop of Sabina
initiated Council of Trent
issuedDocument Licet ab initio
Regimini militantis Ecclesiae
Sublimis Deus
knownFor reforming the Roman Curia
responding to the Protestant Reformation
strengthening papal authority
supporting new religious orders
memberOf Farnese
surface form: "House of Farnese"
notableWork Approval of the Society of Jesus
Council of Trent
surface form: "Convocation of the Council of Trent"

Promotion of the Counter-Reformation
papacyEndDate 1549-11-10
papacyStartDate 1534-10-13
papalName Pope Paul III
surface form: "Paul III"
parent Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
surface form: "Pier Luigi Farnese (the elder)"
positionHeld Pope
surface form: "Bishop of Rome"

Pope
Papal States
surface form: "Sovereign of the Papal States"
predecessor Pope Clement VII
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: "Catholic Church"
sibling Farnese
surface form: "Giulia Farnese"
successor Pope Julius III

Referenced by (31)

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

Pope Julius III appointedCardinalBy Pope Paul III
Giovanni appointedCardinalBy Pope Paul III
subject surface form: "Pope Julius III"
Pope Pius IV appointedCardinalBy Pope Paul III
Portuguese Inquisition approvedBy Pope Paul III
Society of Jesus approvedBy Pope Paul III
Spiritual Exercises approvedBy Pope Paul III
Sublimis Deus author Pope Paul III
Canino birthplaceOf Pope Paul III
Council of Trent convenedBy Pope Paul III
Michelangelo employer Pope Paul III
Duchy of Parma establishedBy Pope Paul III
Counter-Reformation importantFigure Pope Paul III
Farnese notableMember Pope Paul III
Pope Paul III papalName Pope Paul III
this entity surface form: "Paul III"
Sala Regia patron Pope Paul III
Titian patron Pope Paul III
Sublimis Deus pope Pope Paul III
Pope Julius III predecessor Pope Paul III
Giovanni predecessor Pope Paul III
subject surface form: "Pope Julius III"
Defender of the Faith revokedBy Pope Paul III
Peter Faber sentOnMissionBy Pope Paul III
Pope Clement VII successor Pope Paul III

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