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Person
Gregory XIV
1535 – 1591 · aged 56
Pope from 1590 to 1591 (1535–1591)
- Born
- 1535 · Somma Lombardo
- Died
- 16 Oct 1591 · Rome
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- 1535BornBorn in Somma Lombardo
- 1560RoleDiocesan bishop
- 1583RoleCardinal
- 1590 – 1591RolePope
- 16 Oct 1591DiedDied in Rome
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Biography
Pope Gregory XIV (Latin: Gregorius XIV; Italian: Gregorio XIV; 11 February 1535 – 16 October 1591), born Niccolò Sfondrato or Sfondrati, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 December 1590 to his death, in October 1591.
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