Who was Pope before Clement VII?
Pope Julius II
Pope Adrian VI
Pope Leo X
Pope Julius III
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Adrian VI (1459–1523) was the 218th pope of the Catholic Church, reigning from 1522 until his death. He was born Adriaan Floriszoon Boeyens in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and studied at the University of Louvain, where he earned a doctorate in theology. After ordination, he served as a canon at the Cathedral of Utrecht and as a professor at the University of Louvain.
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