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Nicknamed the Warrior Pope, the Battle Pope or the Fearsome Pope, it is often speculated that he had chosen his papal name not in honor of Pope Julius I but in emulation of Julius Caesar. One of the most powerful and influential popes, Julius II was a central figure of the High Renaissance and left a significant cultural and political legacy. [ 1 ]
Pope Julius II allowed people seeking indulgences to donate money to the Church which would be used for the construction of Saint Peter's Basilica. 217: 9 March 1513 – 1 December 1521 (8 years, 267 days) Leo X LEO Decimus: Giovanni di Lorenzo de' Medici: 11 December 1475 Florence, Republic of Florence, Holy Roman Empire 37 / 45
Cardinal Sisto Gara della Rovere, one of Pope Julius' nephews, was so ill that he had to be carried into the Conclave, and he was given special accommodations. [10] Cardinal Soderini and Cardinal de'Medici were also ill. [11] Medici had been in Rome since the 28th of February, but he was suffering from a fistula, and needed to be operated on. [12]
The pope's lack of interest in political or ecclesiastical affairs caused dismay among his contemporaries. When his efforts at church reform proved ineffective, Julius III focused his attentions instead on artistic and architectural commissions as well as his lavish Villa Giulia. [11]
Pope Julius could refer to: Pope Julius I (337–352) Pope Julius II, (1503–1513) The Warrior Pope Pope Julius (game), a card game thought to be named after Pope ...
Pope Julius II, Bulla monitorii et declarationis, 1511. Julius II was quick to oppose the conciliabulum and convoked a general council by a papal bull of 18 July 1511, which was to meet on 19 April 1512 in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, in Rome. The bull not only was a canonical document but also was polemical in content.
The siege of Mirandola took place from 2 January to 19 January 1511 as a part of Pope Julius II's campaign to keep France from dominating northern Italy during the War of the League of Cambrai. At that time Mirandola was the capital of the Duchy of Mirandola in the Italian region of Emilia.
February 1510: Pope Julius II left the League of Cambrai, and signed peace with Venice. May 1510: French, Ferrarese, and Imperial troops invaded Venetian territory. July 1510: The Pope and Venice formed an alliance and went on a counter-offensive. The League of Cambrai fell apart, leaving only France and Ferrara at war with Venice and the Pope.