he tried to cure simply by fasting), he died due to stomach ailments. As he was dying, he had difficulties in swallowing to the point that he ate little, having found it uncomfortable. It was believed after his death that the pope had died from stomach or esophageal cancer. In fiction In the novel Q by Luther Blissett, Julius appears toward the end of the book as a moderate cardinal favouring religious tolerance, in the upheavals caused by the Reformation and the Roman Church's response during the 16th century. His election as pope and the subsequent unleashing of the Inquisition form the last chapters of the novel. See also Cardinals created by Julius III References Bibliography Burkle-Young, Francis A., and Michael Leopoldo Doerrer. The Life of Cardinal Innocenzo del Monte: A Scandal in Scarlet. Lewiston, N.Y.: Edwin Mellen, 1997. Dall'Orto, Giovanni, "Julius III." Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History from Antiquity to World War II. Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon, eds. London: Routledge, 2001. 234–35. Kelly, J. N. D. The Oxford Dictionary of Popes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1986. External links Career of Innocenzo Ciocchi Del Monte 1487 births 1555 deaths Council of Trent Participants in the Council of Trent Italian popes Cardinal-bishops of Palestrina Cardinal-bishops of Sabina Bishops of Pavia Clergy from Rome Popes 16th-century popes Ciocchi family Bishops appointed by Pope Julius III Burials at St. Peter's Basilica