John Peter Carafa

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John Peter Carafa, later Pope Paul IV, was a 16th-century Italian pope known for his zealous Counter-Reformation policies and strengthening of the Roman Inquisition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century pope ⓘ
Catholic priest ⓘ
Italian person ⓘ
human ⓘ
pope ⓘ
appointedBy Pope Leo X ⓘ
birthDate 1476-06-28 ⓘ
birthPlace Capriglia Irpina ⓘ
Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
coFounded Order of Clerics Regular (Theatines) ⓘ
linked to: Theatine Order
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ
createdCardinalBy Pope Paul III ⓘ
deathDate 1559-08-18 ⓘ
deathPlace Rome ⓘ
era Counter-Reformation ⓘ
Renaissance ⓘ
ethnicGroup Italian ⓘ
familyName Carafa ⓘ
implemented Index of Prohibited Books ⓘ
knownFor anti-Protestant measures ⓘ
founding role in the Theatines ⓘ
rigorous enforcement of church discipline ⓘ
strengthening of the Roman Inquisition ⓘ
zealous Counter-Reformation policies ⓘ
languageSpoken Italian ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
memberOf Catholic Church ⓘ
name Giovanni Pietro Carafa ⓘ
John Peter Carafa ⓘ
linked to: Gian Pietro Carafa
nobleFamily House of Carafa ⓘ
occupation bishop ⓘ
cardinal ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
pope ⓘ
papacyEndDate 1559-08-18 ⓘ
papacyStartDate 1555-05-23 ⓘ
papalName Pope Paul IV ⓘ
positionHeld Archbishop of Brindisi ⓘ
Bishop of Chieti ⓘ
Cardinal-priest ⓘ
Dean of the College of Cardinals ⓘ
Pope ⓘ
predecessor Pope Marcellus II ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder Theatines ⓘ
roleIn Counter-Reformation ⓘ
strengthened Roman Inquisition ⓘ
successor Pope Pius IV ⓘ

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Pope Paul IV → alsoKnownAs → John Peter Carafa ⓘ