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Monster Essays - 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, Alessandro Farnese became Pope Paul III.
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