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Pope Urban VII

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Gender Male
Death434 years ago
Date of birth August 4,1521
Zodiac sign Leo
Born Rome
Italy
Date of died September 27,1590
DiedRome
Italy
Papacy began15 September 1590
Papacy ended27 September 1590
Place of burialSt Maria Sopra Minerva Basilica, Rome, Italy
Basilica of Saint Mary of Minerva, Rome, Italy
Successor Pope Gregory XIV
Job Priest
Papaci began15 September 1590
Parents Cosimo Castagna
Costanza Ricci Giacobazzi
Church Catholic Church
Creat cardin12 December 1583; by Gregory XIII
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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Pope Urban VII Life story


Pope Urban VII, born Giovanni Battista Castagna, was head of the Catholic Church, and ruler of the Papal States from 15 to 27 September 1590. His thirteen-day papacy was the shortest in history, during which a smoking ban encompassing churches across the world was implemented.

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