Pope Gregory XIV
Pope from 1590 to 1591 (1535-1591) · Italy · Religious Figures · Died at 56
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Something wrong?A ten-month papacy that began in December 1590 and ended with his death the following October - one of the briefer reigns in a long line of pontiffs.
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Born Niccolò Sfondrato on 11 February 1535, he rose through the ranks of the Church to become head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States on 5 December 1590. His tenure as Pope Gregory XIV lasted less than a year. He died on 16 October 1591, ten months after assuming the throne of Saint Peter.
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