He requested that Michelangelo repaint the nudes on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel's depiction of the Final Judgment to make them more modest. However, Michelangelo ignored him and they remained untouched.
Pope Paul IV was born on June 28, 1476.
Pope Paul IV was born on June 28, 1476.
Pope Paul IV died on August 18, 1559 at the age of 83.
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Pope John Paul II was the predecessor of Pope Benedict XVI.
No, he did not start the Catholic Church.
Alexander VI was Pope from 1492 until 1503.
Gian Pietro Carafa was his birth name
The Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Index of Forbidden Books) was issued by Pope Paul IV in 1559.Many versions of the index were later created with the final, twentieth, version being issued in 1948.The index was abolished on June 14, 1966 by Pope Paul VI.
Pope Alexander VII was born on February 13, 1599 and died on May 22, 1667. Pope Alexander VII would have been 68 years old at the time of death or 416 years old today.
Pope Urban IV succeeded Alexander IV.
John Paul II was preceded by Pope John Paul I who was preceded by Pope Paul XI.