6 May 1555 A.D. Marcellus II (Marcello Cervine Degli Spannochi) Dies—Rome’s 222nd
6 May 1555 A.D. Marcellus II (Marcello Cervine Degli Spannochi) Dies—Rome’s 222 nd Ott, Michael. "Pope Marcellus II." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 9 . New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09641a.htm . Accessed 27 Sept 2014. Pope Marcellus II (MARCELLO CERVINI DEGLI SPANNOCHI) Born 6 May, 1501, at Montepulciano in Tuscany ; died 6 May, 1555, at Rome . His father, Ricardo Cervini, wasApostolic treasurer in the March of Ancona . After studying some time at Siena , he came to Rome , shortly after the accession of Clement VII , in 1523, to continue his studies, and through his purity of life and longing for knowledge gained the respect and friendship of many persons of high influence. Paul III , who had succeeded Clement VII in 1534, appointed...