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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Pope (1503–1513) who enlarged the temporal power of the papacy and was active in military campaigns in Europe. He also ordered the construction of Saint Peter's in Rome and commissioned Michelangelo to decorate the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
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Moreover, it was not long before your family was reinstated in its rights by a bull of Julius II, which is now preserved -- a precious jewel -- in your family archives.
Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day Ferdinand Gregorovius
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The beneficiary of nepotism -- his uncle was Sixtus IV, who made the young Giuliano a cardinal -- Julius II bribed his way to election as pontiff.
Thomas Worcester: From Prince To Pastor: How the Papacy Has Changed Thomas Worcester 2010
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The beneficiary of nepotism -- his uncle was Sixtus IV, who made the young Giuliano a cardinal -- Julius II bribed his way to election as pontiff.
Thomas Worcester: From Prince To Pastor: How The Papacy Has Changed Thomas Worcester 2010
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This book's essays focus on select, fascinating popes from Julius II, patron of Michelangelo and warrior prince, to John Paul II, itinerant spokesman for peace and pastor of a world-wide church.
Thomas Worcester: From Prince To Pastor: How The Papacy Has Changed Thomas Worcester 2010
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This book's essays focus on select, fascinating popes from Julius II, patron of Michelangelo and warrior prince, to John Paul II, itinerant spokesman for peace and pastor of a world-wide church.
Thomas Worcester: From Prince To Pastor: How The Papacy Has Changed Thomas Worcester 2010
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Commissioned by Lorenzo de'Medici's son, Pope Leo X, in 1515, the tapestries followed the earlier Sistine Chapel decorations, including Michelangelo's renowned ceiling frescoes, commissioned by Leo X's predecessor, Julius II.
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The beneficiary of nepotism -- his uncle was Sixtus IV, who made the young Giuliano a cardinal -- Julius II bribed his way to election as pontiff.
Thomas Worcester: From Prince To Pastor: How the Papacy Has Changed Thomas Worcester 2010
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This book's essays focus on select, fascinating popes from Julius II, patron of Michelangelo and warrior prince, to John Paul II, itinerant spokesman for peace and pastor of a world-wide church.
Thomas Worcester: From Prince To Pastor: How the Papacy Has Changed Thomas Worcester 2010
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This book's essays focus on select, fascinating popes from Julius II, patron of Michelangelo and warrior prince, to John Paul II, itinerant spokesman for peace and pastor of a world-wide church.
Thomas Worcester: From Prince To Pastor: How the Papacy Has Changed Thomas Worcester 2010
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The beneficiary of nepotism -- his uncle was Sixtus IV, who made the young Giuliano a cardinal -- Julius II bribed his way to election as pontiff.
Thomas Worcester: From Prince To Pastor: How The Papacy Has Changed Thomas Worcester 2010
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