Clement VII
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Reformation, Christianity, Christians, Churches, Catholic Church, Catholics, Popes, Papacy, Cardinals
- Curriculum: Italian History, Renaissance History
Article abstract: While Clement’s pontificate was marred with failures, especially with regard to halting the spread of the Protestant Reformation, he did manage to encourage reforms within the Catholic Church through newly established religious orders and did much to enrich the art treasures of the Vatican.
Early Life
Guilio de Medici, who would become Pope Clement VII, was born in 1478 in Florence, the illegitimate son of Giuliano de Medici. Giuliano was the brother of Lorenzo de Medici, ruler of the powerful city-state of Florence. Within a year of...
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