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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Oct 14, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Apr 02, 2024
Media added. Jan 30, 2024
Invalidated site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Pope Pius III. May 22, 2020
Article revised and updated. Mar 16, 2007
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Pope Pius III. Nov 03, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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