Gregory XIV | |
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Bishop of Rome | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Papacy began | 5 December 1590 |
Papacy ended | 16 October 1591 |
Predecessor | Urban VII |
Successor | Innocent IX |
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Consecration | 19 May 1560 (Bishop) by Melchiorre Crivelli, O.P. |
Created cardinal | 12 December 1583 by Gregory XIII |
Personal details | |
Born | Niccolò Sfondrato 11 February 1535 |
Died | 16 October 1591 Rome, Papal States | (aged 56)
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Papal styles of Pope Gregory XIV | |
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Reference style | His Holiness |
Spoken style | Your Holiness |
Religious style | Holy Father |
Posthumous style | None |
Pope Gregory XIV (Latin: Gregorius XIV; Italian: Gregorio XIV; 11 February 1535 – 16 October 1591), born Niccolò Sfondrato[1] or Sfondrati,[2] was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 December 1590 to his death, in October 1591.