RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Gregory XIII

1502 - 1585

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Pope Gregory XIII (Latin: Gregorius XIII, Italian: Gregorio XIII, born Ugo Boncompagni; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake for the Gregorian calendar, which remains the internationally accepted civil calendar to this day. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Gregory XIII is the 53rd most popular religious figure (up from 79th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 86th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Gregory XIII was most famous for initiating the Gregorian calendar.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory XIII ranks 53 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Urban VII, Pope Clement VII, Jonah, Queen of Sheba, Pope Gregory XVI, and Pope Julius II. After him are Pope Leo XI, Pope Pius VII, Saint Barbara, Pope Leo X, Pope Leo XII, and John the Apostle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1502, Pope Gregory XIII ranks 2. Before him is Hurrem Sultan. After him are Atahualpa, John III of Portugal, La Malinche, Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Miguel López de Legazpi, Thomas Tallis, Pedro Nunes, Heinrich Aldegrever, and Otto Henry, Elector Palatine. Among people deceased in 1585, Pope Gregory XIII ranks 1. After him are Pierre de Ronsard, Yermak Timofeyevich, Ismihan Sultan, Andrea Gabrieli, Thomas Tallis, Rembert Dodoens, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony, Pontus De la Gardie, Luca Cambiaso, and Nicolò da Ponte.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory XIII ranks 62 out of 5,161. Before him are Sulla (-138), Titian (1488), Maria Montessori (1870), Pontius Pilate (-12), Pope Julius II (1443), and Parmenides (-501). After him are Niccolò Paganini (1782), Pope Leo XI (1535), Pope Pius VII (1742), Evangelista Torricelli (1608), Pope Leo X (1475), and Silvio Berlusconi (1936).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory XIII ranks 16. Before him are Pope Clement I (40), Pope Benedict XV (1854), Pope Urban VII (1521), Pope Clement VII (1478), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), and Pope Julius II (1443). After him are Pope Leo XI (1535), Pope Pius VII (1742), Pope Leo X (1475), Pope Leo XII (1760), Saint Lucy (283), and Pope Pius VIII (1761).

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