Pope Urban VII
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 434 years ago |
Date of birth | August 4,1521 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Rome |
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Date of died | September 27,1590 |
Died | Rome |
Italy | |
Papacy began | 15 September 1590 |
Papacy ended | 27 September 1590 |
Place of burial | St Maria Sopra Minerva Basilica, Rome, Italy |
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Successor | Pope Gregory XIV |
Job | Priest |
Papaci began | 15 September 1590 |
Parents | Cosimo Castagna |
Costanza Ricci Giacobazzi | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Creat cardin | 12 December 1583; by Gregory XIII |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1354423 |
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.