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Pope Julius II
(
Latin
:
Iulius Secundus
; December 5, 1443 - February 21, 1513), born
Giuliano della Rovere
, was an
Italian
priest of the
Roman Catholic Church
and the
217th
Pope
from 1503 until his death in 1513.
[1]
He was known as "the Warrior Pope."
[2]
He was the nephew of
Pope Sixtus IV
.
[3]
Giuliano della Rovere was the son of Rafaello della Rovere.
[4]
His uncle would become
Pope Sixtus IV
.
[4]
In 1471, Sixtus made Rovere a
cardinal
.
[4]
Rovere was elected pope in 1503;
[4]
and he chose to be called Julius II.
Pope Julius was involved in Italian and European political disputes.
[4]
In 1506, Pope Julius he established the
Swiss Guard
.
[5]
- ↑
"List of Popes,"
Catholic Encyclopedia
(2009); retrieved 2011-11-9.
- ↑
Schaff, Philip
et al.
(1910).
"Julius II,"
History of the Christian Church,
Volume 5, Part 2, p. 466.
- ↑
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1839).
"Julius II,"
Penny cyclopaedia,
Vol. 13, p. 146.
- ↑
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
"Pope Julius II,"
Catholic Encyclopedia
; retrieved 2011-11-9.
- ↑
"The Vatican,"
Catholic Encyclopedia
; retrieved 2011-11-9.
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