Pope Pius II facts for kids
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| Papacy began | 19 August 1458 |
| Papacy ended | 14 August 1464 |
| Predecessor | Pope Callixtus III |
| Successor | Pope Paul II |
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| Birth name | Enea Silvio Piccolomini |
| Born | October 18, 1405 |
| Died | August 14, 1464 (aged 58) |
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Pope Pius II (Latin: Pius Secundus; 18 October 1405 – 14 August 1464), born Enea Silvio Piccolomini , was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 211th Pope from August 19, 1458 until his death in 1464.
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Early life
Pius II was born at Corsignano, which is near Siena. He was the oldest of 18 children.
He studied at the University of Siena.
He was ordained in 1446.
Bishop
In 1447, Pope Nicholas V made Piccolomini Bishop of Trieste. In 1450, he was made Bishop of Siena.
Cardinal
In 1456, Pope Calixtus III raised Bishop Piccolomini to the rank of cardinal.
Pope
Cardinal Piccolomini was elected pope in 1458. The pope chose to be called "Pius" because of the adjective pious which recurs in the phrase "pius Aeneas" in Virgil's Aeneid.
Pope Pius was involved in Italian and European political disputes.
According to Niccolò Machiavelli, "Pius showed himself mindful above all of the welfare of Christendom and of the honour of the Church, independent of any private passion or interest of his own."
St. Catherine of Siena was canonized during his reign.
In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Pope Pius II, OCLC/WorldCat includes roughly 20+ works in 30+ publications in 5 languages and 120+ library holdings.
- De miseria curialium (1485)
- Epistolæ in pontificatu editæ (1487)
- Aeneas Siluius in Europam (1490)
- Eneas siluius de remedio amoris Somniu fortune eiusdem (1490)
- Epistolae familiares (1492)
- Lystoire de Eurialus et Lucresse, vrays amoureux (1493)
- Commentarii rerum memorabilium quae temporibus suis contigerunt (1584)
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Images for kids
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Pope Pius II depicted in a c. 1507 fresco by Pinturicchio, located in the "Piccolomini library" in Siena.
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Pius II by Cristofano dell'Altissimo.
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