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Pope Marcellus II

1501 - 1555

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Pope Marcellus II (Italian: Marcello II; 6 May 1501 – 1 May 1555), born Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 1555 to his death, 22 days later. He succeeded Pope Julius III. Before his accession as pope he had been Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. He is the most recent pope to choose to retain his birth name as his regnal name upon his accession, and the most recent pope to date with the regnal name "Marcellus". His father, Ricardo Cervini, and Pope Clement VII were personal friends. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Marcellus II is the 129th most popular religious figure (up from 194th in 2019), the 138th most popular biography from Italy (up from 223rd in 2019) and the 57th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Marcellus II was most famous for being the pope who was in office when the Great Western Schism began.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Marcellus II ranks 129 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Innocent XII, Pope Julius III, Saul, Pope Gregory VII, Saint Timothy, and Pope Alexander VII. After him are Catherine of Aragon, Pope Formosus, Pope Paul IV, Pope Callixtus III, Mahavira, and Brigham Young.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1501, Pope Marcellus II ranks 2. Before him is Anne Boleyn. After him are Gerolamo Cardano, Isabella of Austria, Yi Hwang, Queen Munjeong, Sahib I Giray, Garcilaso de la Vega, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Leonhart Fuchs, Bairam Khan, and Ivan Susanin. Among people deceased in 1555, Pope Marcellus II ranks 3. Before him are Joanna of Castile, and Pope Julius III. After him are Georgius Agricola, Henry II of Navarre, Kara Ahmed Pasha, Jacob Clemens non Papa, Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg, Pedro Mascarenhas, Gemma Frisius, Oronce Finé, and Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Marcellus II ranks 138 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Julius III (1487), Tintoretto (1518), Livy (-59), Pope Gregory VII (1020), and Pope Alexander VII (1599). After him are Pope Formosus (816), Pope Paul IV (1476), Lucius Verus (130), Ennio Morricone (1928), Amedeo Avogadro (1776), and Zeno of Elea (-490).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Marcellus II ranks 57. Before him are Pope Innocent VIII (1432), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Julius III (1487), Pope Gregory VII (1020), and Pope Alexander VII (1599). After him are Pope Formosus (816), Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Pope Clement X (1590), and Pope Clement IX (1600).

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