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Gregory XIV

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Also known as: Niccolò Sfondrati
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Gregory XIV (born Feb. 11, 1535, Somma, near Milan [Italy]—died Oct. 16, 1591, Rome, Papal States) was the pope from 1590 to 1591. Appointed bishop of Cremona in the duchy of Milan (1560), he was made cardinal by Pope Gregory XIII (1583) and elected pope on Dec. 5, 1590. He continued the policies of his immediate predecessors, particularly in furthering the internal reform of the church. During his reign of less than one year, his...

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