RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Marcellus II

1501 - 1555

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Pope Marcellus II (Italian: Marcello II; 6 May 1501 – 1 May 1555), born Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 1555 to his death, 22 days later. He succeeded Pope Julius III. Before his accession as pope he had been Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Marcellus II has received more than 345,244 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Pope Marcellus II is the 194th most popular religious figure (down from 184th in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 214th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Marcellus II was most famous for being the pope who was in office when the Great Western Schism began.

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  • 68

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.65

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Marcellus II ranks 194 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Benedict XIV, Pope Martin V, Pope Clement XIII, Pope Clement VI, Agnes of Rome, and Pope Eugene IV. After him are Saint Roch, Pope Pelagius I, Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Benedict XII, Pope Clement X, and Pope Benedict XI.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1501, Pope Marcellus II ranks 3. Before him are Anne Boleyn, and Gerolamo Cardano. After him are Isabella of Austria, Garcilaso de la Vega, Bairam Khan, Queen Munjeong, Yi Hwang, Leonhart Fuchs, Sahib I Giray, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, and Ivan Susanin. Among people deceased in 1555, Pope Marcellus II ranks 3. Before him are Joanna of Castile, and Pope Julius III. After him are Georgius Agricola, Henry II of Navarre, Kara Ahmed Pasha, Pedro Mascarenhas, Herri met de Bles, Agnes of Hesse, Jacob Clemens non Papa, Luís of Portugal, Duke of Beja, and Thomas of Villanova.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Marcellus II ranks 223 out of 5,161. Before him are Gerolamo Cardano (1501), Pope Clement XIII (1693), Suetonius (70), Agnes of Rome (291), Otho (32), and Pope Eugene IV (1383). After him are Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), Pope Pelagius I (505), Piero della Francesca (1415), Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Benedict XI (1240), and Pope Benedict VIII (980).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Marcellus II ranks 80. Before him are Pope Gregory VIII (1100), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Pope Martin V (1369), Pope Clement XIII (1693), Agnes of Rome (291), and Pope Eugene IV (1383). After him are Pope Pelagius I (505), Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Benedict XI (1240), Pope Benedict VIII (980), Pope Boniface I (370), and Pope Celestine III (1106).

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