Pope Clement VII
Clement VII (Latin: [Clemens Septimus] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534), born Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the 119th Pope from 1523 to 1534.[1]
| Clement VII | |
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| File:Clement VII. Sebastiano del Piombo. c.1531..jpg | |
| Papacy began | 19 November 1523 |
| Papacy ended | 25 September 1534 |
| Predecessor | Pope Adrian VI |
| Successor | Pope Paul III |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici |
| Born | 26 May 1478 Florence |
| Died | 25 September 1534 Rome |
| Other Popes named Clement | |
Early life
Giulio di Medici was born in Florence one month after his father's death. He was the nephew of Lorenzo de' Medici and he was a cousin of Pope Leo X.[2]
Bishop
Leo X made Medici the Archbishop of Florence.
Cardinal
Pope
In 1523, Cardinal Medici was elected pope. He chose to be called Clement VII.[2]
Pope Clement was involved in Italian and European political disputes.[3][2]
Clement ordered Michelangelo's painting of The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel.[2]
Pope Clement VII Media
- Leonardo da Vinci - Hanging of Bernardo Baroncelli 1479.jpg
Hanging of Bernardo Baroncelli, Leonardo da Vinci, 1479. Pazzi Conspirator.
- Portrait of Pope Leo X and his cousins, cardinals Giulio de' Medici and Luigi de' Rossi (by Raphael).jpg
Giulio Cardinal de' Medici, left; with his cousin Pope Leo X, center; and Luigi Cardinal de' Rossi, right; by Raphael, 1519
- Transfiguration Raphael.jpg
The Transfiguration, by Raphael, 1520. Commissioned by Cardinal Giulio de' Medici
Portrait of Pope Adrian VI in the Rijksmuseum
- Giuliano Bugiardini - Ritratto di papa Clemente VII.jpg
Portrait of Clement VII by Giuliano Bugiardini (c. 1532)
- Castel Sant'Angelo bild.jpg
- CastelSant'Angelobild
- Sebastiano del Piombo – Portrait of Pope Clement VII (ca. 1526).jpg
Clement VII, age 48Portrait by Sebastiano del Piombo, 1526
- Lead-alloy papal bulla issued under Clement VII (FindID 869584).jpg
Lead bulla of Clement VII, found in Hertfordshire, England
Related pages
References
- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Pope Pius IV," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-16.
- ↑ Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1837). "Clement VII," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 7, p. 250.
Other websites
Media related to Clemens VII at Wikimedia Commons
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Wikisource has original works written by or about: |
- File:Wikisource-logo.svg "Pope Clement VII". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
- "Clement VII (Pope)," Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911
- Catholic Hierarchy, Popes Clement VII
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Medici
| Preceded by Adrian VI |
Pope 1523–1534 |
Succeeded by Paul III |