What was Pope Julius III's original name?
Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte
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Answer
Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, better known as Pope Julius III, was born in 1487 in Rome. He rose through the ranks of the Catholic Church, becoming a cardinal in 1536. Upon the death of Pope Paul III in 1549, Ciocchi del Monte was elected as his successor and took the papal name Julius III.
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