Giovanni Angelo Medici

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Giovanni Angelo Medici was the Italian cleric and statesman who became Pope Pius IV, noted for reconvening and successfully concluding the Council of Trent in the mid-16th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic cleric
human
pope
statesman
appointedCardinalBy Pope Paul III NERFINISHED
birthDate 1499-03-31
birthPlace Milan
burialPlace Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri
concluded Council of Trent
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Milan NERFINISHED
Italy
dateOfCardinalate 1549-12-19
deathDate 1565-12-09
deathPlace Rome
era Counter-Reformation
familyName Medici
heldTitle Archbishop of Ragusa
Bishop of Novara
implemented Tridentine decrees
issuedDocument Benedictus Deus (1564)
Professio fidei Tridentina (Tridentine Creed)
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
Latin
name Giovanni Angelo Medici NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Medici family of Milan
notableFor concluding the Council of Trent
founding the Vatican Apostolic Signatura in its modern form
implementing Tridentine reforms
moderating the Inquisition
reconvening the Council of Trent
reforming the Roman Curia
occupation canon lawyer
diplomat
papacyEndDate 1565-12-09
papacyStartDate 1559-12-25
papalName Pius IV NERFINISHED
participatedIn Council of Trent
positionHeld Pope
predecessor Pope Paul IV NERFINISHED
reconvened Council of Trent
reformed Roman Inquisition procedures
selection of bishops
religion Catholic Church
strengthened episcopal residence requirements
successor Pope Pius V NERFINISHED
supported Catholic education
new religious orders of the Counter-Reformation

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Pope Pius IV
birthName
Pope Pius IV ("Bernardino Medici")
parent

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