Pope Paul III
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About Pope Paul III
Pope Paul III was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1534 until his death in 1549. He served as the Cardinal Bishop of Ostia and the Vice-Dean of the College of Cardinals under Pope Clement VII, whom he succeeded. During his tenure as pope, he convoked the Council of Trent and encouraged Michelangelo to complete the Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican Palace. His legacy was marred by nepotism after he made one of his sons the Duke of Parma and elevated two of his grandsons to the cardinalate.
Family Life
He was the oldest son of Pier Luigi I Farnese and Giovanna Caetani. During his years as a cleric, he fathered five children.
Trivia
Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus dedicated his legendary book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium ( On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres) to him.
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Pope Paul III was a famous Pope, who was born on February 29, 1468. As a person born on this date, Pope Paul III is listed in our database as the 10th most popular celebrity for the day (February 29).
People born on February 29 fall under the Zodiac sign of Pisces, the Fish. Pope Paul III is the 1269th most popular Pisces.
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