Pope Urban VII
Urban VII | |
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| File:Portrait of Pope Urban VII Castagna (Jacopo del Conte, Vatican Museums).jpg | |
| Papacy began | 15 September 1590 |
| Papacy ended | 27 September 1590 |
| Predecessor | Pope Sixtus V |
| Successor | Pope Gregory XIV |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Giovanni Battista Castagna |
| Born | 4 August 1521 Rome |
| Died | 27 September 1590 (aged 69) Rome |
| Other popes named Urban | |
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Pope Urban VII (Latin: Urbanus VII; 4 August 1521 – 27 September 1590), born Giovanni Battista Castagna, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 229th Pope. He ruled for thirteen days in September 1590,[1] and died before his consecration, from malaria. This makes him the shortest reigning Pope in the history of the Catholic Church.
Early life[change]
Castagna was of Genoan origin, although born in Rome.[2]
Priest[change]
Castagna was ordained priest March 30, 1553.[3]
Bishop[change]
Pope Julius III appointed him Archbishop of Rossano on March 1, 1553.[3]
Cardinal[change]
In 1584, Pope Gregory XIII made Castagna Cardinal of S. Marcello.[3]
Pope[change]
Cardinal Castagna was elected pope on 15 September 1590.[3] He chose the name Urban, which in Latin signifies "kind".[3]
Pope Urban died from Malaria on September 27, 1590.[3]
Related pages[change]
References[change]
- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-13.
- ↑ Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1843). "Urban VII," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 26, p. 45.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Pope Urban VII," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-13.
Other websites[change]
File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- File:Wikisource-logo.svg . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
- Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Urban VII
- GCatholic, Pope Urban VII
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Castagna Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Sixtus V |
Pope 1590 |
Succeeded by Gregory XIV |