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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Gregory IX has received more than 613,155 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Pope Gregory IX is the 121st most popular religious figure (up from 126th in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from Italy (up from 154th in 2019) and the 30th 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 121 out of 2,238Before him are Pope Gregory XVI, Simon the Zealot, Thérèse of Lisieux, Hassan-i Sabbah, Zechariah, and Sarah. After him are Pope Gregory XV, Anselm of Canterbury, Seti I, Pope Boniface VIII, Pope Formosus, and Aminah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1160, Pope Gregory IX ranks 2Before him is Pope Innocent III. After him are Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem, Pérotin, Ali ibn al-Athir, Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Muhammad of Ghor, Arnaud Amalric, Ma Yuan, Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, Hartmann von Aue, and Dulce of Aragon. Among people deceased in 1241, Pope Gregory IX ranks 1After 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, Köten, Fujiwara no Teika, Amaury de Montfort, and Irene Laskarina.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory IX ranks 129 out of 4,668Before him are Pope Urban VIII (1568), Pope Clement I (40), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Plautus (-254), Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463), and Donato Bramante (1443). After him are Numa Pompilius (-753), Pope Gregory XV (1554), Anselm of Canterbury (1033), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Formosus (816), and Leon Battista Alberti (1404).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory IX ranks 30Before him are Agatha of Sicily (235), Pope Pius V (1504), Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Urban VIII (1568), Pope Clement I (40), and Pope Gregory XVI (1765). After him are Pope Gregory XV (1554), Anselm of Canterbury (1033), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Formosus (816), Pope Clement VIII (1536), and Pope Pius VII (1742).