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Pope Paul IV C.R. (Latin: Paulus IV; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559) né Gian Pietro Carafa was Pope from 23 May 1555 to his death in 1559. While serving as papal nuncio in Spain he developed an anti-Spanish outlook that later coloured his papacy and resulted in the Papal States suffering a serious military defeat. He was appointed bishop of Chieti but resigned in 1524 in order to found with St. Cajetan the Congregation of Clerics Regular (Theatines).
