AD 1534–1549
Paul III
He launched the institutional Catholic Reformation, though he also practised the nepotism it aimed to end.
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- Years served
- AD 1534–1549
- Biography
- A Renaissance cardinal who became a reforming pope, Paul III approved the Society of Jesus and finally convoked the Council of Trent.
- Historical context
- The Reformation had divided Germany, England and Scandinavia from Rome.
- Major events
- Approval of the Jesuits (1540)
- Bull Sublimis Deus on the rights of indigenous peoples (1537)
- Opening of the Council of Trent (1545)
- Historical significance
- He launched the institutional Catholic Reformation, though he also practised the nepotism it aimed to end.
Sources and References
- Sublimis Deus (1537)sourcebooks.fordham.edu