RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Gregory IX

1160 - 1241

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Pope Gregory IX (Latin: Gregorius IX; born Ugolino di Conti; 1145 – 22 August 1241) was head of the Catholic Church and the ruler of the Papal States from 19 March 1227 until his death in 1241. He is known for issuing the Decretales and instituting the Papal Inquisition, in response to the failures of the episcopal inquisitions established during the time of Pope Lucius III, by means of the papal bull Ad abolendam, issued in 1184. He worked initially as a cardinal, and after becoming the successor of Honorius III, he fully inherited the traditions of Gregory VII and of his own cousin Innocent III, and zealously continued their policy of papal supremacy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Gregory IX has received more than 681,989 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Pope Gregory IX is the 127th most popular religious figure (down from 118th in 2019), the 135th most popular biography from Italy (down from 128th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Gregory IX was most famous for the creation of the Inquisition.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory IX ranks 127 out of 3,187. Before him are John Bosco, Clare of Assisi, Pope Gregory XVI, Pope Urban VII, Pope Boniface VIII, and Zechariah. After him are Hassan-i Sabbah, Pope Pius VIII, Pope Formosus, Margaret the Virgin, Saint Dominic, and Pope Clement VIII.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1160, Pope Gregory IX ranks 2. Before him is Pope Innocent III. After him are Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem, Ali ibn al-Athir, Muhammad of Ghor, Pérotin, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, Arnaud Amalric, Hartmann von Aue, Dulce of Aragon, and Ma Yuan. Among people deceased in 1241, Pope Gregory IX ranks 1. After him are Ögedei Khan, Snorri Sturluson, Pope Celestine IV, Valdemar II of Denmark, Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, Henry II the Pious, Isabella of England, Coloman of Galicia, Köten, Fujiwara no Teika, and Amaury de Montfort.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory IX ranks 135 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Paolo Veronese (1528), Cesare Borgia (1475), Pope Urban VII (1521), Andrea del Verrocchio (1435), and Pope Boniface VIII (1235). After him are Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632), Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526), Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922), Cardinal Mazarin (1602), Enzo Ferrari (1898), and Luca Pacioli (1445).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory IX ranks 37. Before him are Pope Adrian II (792), John Bosco (1815), Clare of Assisi (1193), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Pope Urban VII (1521), and Pope Boniface VIII (1235). After him are Pope Pius VIII (1761), Pope Formosus (816), Pope Clement VIII (1536), Pope Pius VI (1717), Pope Leo XI (1535), and Anselm of Canterbury (1033).

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