Paul II

pope

Also known as: Pietro Barbo

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Paul II (born Feb. 23, 1417, Venice—died July 26, 1471, Rome) was an Italian pope from 1464 to 1471. He was bishop of the Italian cities of Cervia and Vicenza before being made cardinal by Pope Eugenius IV in 1440. After services in the Curia under popes Nicholas V and Calixtus III, he became governor of Campania in 1456. Elected Pope Pius II’s successor on Aug. 30, 1464, he immediately declared that “capitulations,” or binding...

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