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Essay Archive - Pope Paul III: The Sixteenth Century Miracle
Pope Paul III: The Sixteenth Century Miracle
Born into an Italian family, Alessandro Farnese soon to be known as
Pope Paul III was a very remarkable man. Coming into the world in 1468,
Alessandro received a very good education during his youth. He studied in
Rome under Pomponius Laetus, and also in the gardens of Lorenzo de' Medici
at Florence. He had a love for art and elegant literature which was proper
for his period. At first, Alessandro wanted a diplomatic career, but with
his mothers urging he looked for one in the church instead. In the church
his rise was rapid. And in 1534, Alessand....
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