Pope Paul IV

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Pope Paul IV was a 16th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his harshly conservative reforms, strong support of the Roman Inquisition, and opposition to Protestantism and Spanish influence in Italy.

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Label Occurrences
Pope Paul IV canonical 18
Paul IV 1
Paulus IV 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pope
human
alsoKnownAs Gian Pietro Carafa
surface form: Giovanni Pietro Carafa

John Peter Carafa
Pope Paul IV
surface form: Paulus IV
appointed members of the Roman Inquisition
birthDate 1476-06-28
birthName Gian Pietro Carafa
birthPlace Capriglia Irpina
Kingdom of Naples
cardinalateStart 1517
coFounded Theatines
conflictWith Philip II of Spain
Spanish monarchy
countryOfCitizenship Papal States
createdCardinalBy Pope Leo X
deathDate 1559-08-18
deathPlace Papal States
Rome
education trained in canon law
era 16th century
family Carafa family
founded Theatine Order
ideology Counter-Reformation Catholicism
implemented Index of Forbidden Books
surface form: Index of Prohibited Books
issued Cum nimis absurdum
knownFor harshly conservative reforms
opposition to Protestantism
opposition to Spanish influence in Italy
support of the Roman Inquisition
memberOf College of Cardinals
Roman Curia
nationality Italian
occupation diplomat
theologian
papacyEnd 1559-08-18
papacyStart 1555-05-23
participatedIn Counter-Reformation
placeOfBurial Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva
surface form: Basilica di Santa Maria sopra Minerva
policy centralization of ecclesiastical authority
repression of Protestantism
strict censorship of books
positionHeld Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome

Head of the Catholic Church
Sovereign of the Papal States
predecessor Pope Marcellus II
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
restricted Jewish communities in the Papal States
strengthened powers of the Roman Inquisition
successor Pope Pius IV
supported Roman Inquisition

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

Pope Pius IV predecessor Pope Paul IV
Casina Pio IV commissionedBy Pope Paul IV
Pope Marcellus II successor Pope Paul IV
Giovanni Angelo predecessor Pope Paul IV
Giovanni Angelo Medici predecessor Pope Paul IV
Pope Paul IV alsoKnownAs Pope Paul IV
this entity surface form: Paulus IV
Bishopric of Antwerp createdBy Pope Paul IV
Theatine Order founderLaterBecame Pope Paul IV
Marcellus II successor Pope Paul IV
this entity surface form: Paul IV
papal bull Super universas issuedBy Pope Paul IV
subject surface form: Super universas
Bishop of Ypres establishedBy Pope Paul IV