RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Innocent IX

1519 - 1591

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Pope Innocent IX (Latin: Innocentius IX; Italian: Innocenzo IX; 20 July 1519 – 30 December 1591), born Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 October to 30 December 1591. Prior to his short papacy, he had been a canon lawyer, diplomat, and chief administrator during the reign of Pope Gregory XIV (r. 1590–1591). He entered the service of the influential Cardinal Alessandro Farnese. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Innocent IX is the 152nd most popular religious figure (up from 206th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 233rd in 2019) and the 65th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Innocent IX was most famous for the establishment of the Congregation of the Holy Office of the Inquisition.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Innocent IX ranks 152 out of 3,187. Before him are Maimonides, Pope Clement IX, Martin of Tours, Pope Boniface VIII, Huldrych Zwingli, and Bahá'u'lláh. After him are Pope Innocent VI, Philip the Apostle, Pope-elect Stephen, Bartholomew I of Constantinople, Ambrose, and Pope Innocent XIII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1519, Pope Innocent IX ranks 3. Before him are Catherine de' Medici, and Henry II of France. After him are Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Francis, Duke of Guise, Gaspard II de Coligny, Isabella Jagiellon, Occhiali, Theodore Beza, Imagawa Yoshimoto, and Andrea Cesalpino. Among people deceased in 1591, Pope Innocent IX ranks 2. Before him is Pope Gregory XIV. After him are John of the Cross, Aloysius Gonzaga, Vincenzo Galilei, Sen no Rikyū, Dmitry of Uglich, Jacobus Gallus, Veronica Franco, Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Luis de León, and Jost Amman.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Innocent IX ranks 153 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Nicholas V (1397), Paolo Veronese (1528), Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Clement IX (1600), Antonio Stradivari (1644), and Pope Boniface VIII (1235). After him are Pope-elect Stephen (700), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Carlo Ancelotti (1959), Donato Bramante (1443), Michael Collins (1930), and Pope Anacletus (1).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Innocent IX ranks 65. Before him are Pope Paul IV (1476), Pope Gregory XIV (1535), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Clement IX (1600), and Pope Boniface VIII (1235). After him are Pope-elect Stephen (700), Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Pope Anacletus (1), Pope Gregory IX (1160), Pope Eugene IV (1383), and Pope Benedict IX (1012).

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