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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Pope Paul III canonical 65
Alessandro Farnese (Pope Paul III) 3
Paul III 3

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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 self-linksurface differs
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

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

Pastorale officium issuedBy Pope Paul III
Duke of Parma father Pope Paul III
subject surface form: Pier Luigi Farnese
Duke of Parma createdBy Pope Paul III
House of Farnese hasNotableMember Pope Paul III
House of Farnese hasNotableMember Pope Paul III
this entity surface form: Alessandro Farnese (Pope Paul III)
Pier Luigi Farnese father Pope Paul III
Pier Luigi Farnese appointedBy Pope Paul III
Marcellus II appointedCardinalBy Pope Paul III
this entity surface form: Paul III
Farnese family notableMember Pope Paul III
Farnese family notableMember Pope Paul III
this entity surface form: Alessandro Farnese (Pope Paul III)
Cardinal David Beaton appointedCardinalBy Pope Paul III
subject surface form: David Beaton
Roman Inquisition foundedBy Pope Paul III
Albertus Pighius advisorTo Pope Paul III
Daniele da Volterra employedBy Pope Paul III