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222nd Roman Pontiff
Marcellus II
MARCELLVS Secundus
Marcello Cervini degli Spannochi
222nd Successor of St Peter · 1555–1555 · Italy · b. Montefano, Papal States
1555
Elected
1555
Reign ended
22 days
Length
16th
Century
The Life
Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Last to use his birth name as his papal name. Instituted immediate economies in the expenditure of the Holy See. The Missa Papae Marcelli was composed in his honour.
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