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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Gregory XIV

1535 - 1591

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Pope Gregory XIV (Latin: Gregorius XIV; Italian: Gregorio XIV; 11 February 1535 – 16 October 1591), born Niccolò Sfondrato or Sfondrati, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 December 1590 to his death, in October 1591. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Gregory XIV has received more than 256,369 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Pope Gregory XIV is the 172nd most popular religious figure (up from 184th in 2019), the 196th most popular biography from Italy (up from 223rd in 2019) and the 67th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Gregory XIV is most famous for being the first pope to resign from the papacy.

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  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 69

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory XIV ranks 172 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope John XXII, Pope Innocent X, Pope Nicholas V, Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Pope Urban V, and Pope Alexander VII. After him are Saint Cecilia, Rachel, Pope Eugene IV, Isidore of Seville, Pope Gregory VIII, and Pope Boniface IX.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1535, Pope Gregory XIV ranks 2. Before him is Pope Leo XI. After him are Sofonisba Anguissola, Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal, Giambattista della Porta, Federico Barocci, Alessandro Allori, Titu Cusi, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Luis de Molina, Martin Frobisher, and Sayri Túpac. Among people deceased in 1591, Pope Gregory XIV ranks 1. After him are Pope Innocent IX, John of the Cross, Aloysius Gonzaga, Vincenzo Galilei, Dmitry of Uglich, Sen no Rikyū, Veronica Franco, Jacobus Gallus, Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Luis de León, and Jost Amman.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory XIV ranks 196 out of 4,668. Before him are Pope Innocent X (1574), Pope Nicholas V (1397), Guillaume Apollinaire (1880), Domenico Scarlatti (1685), Vincenzo Bellini (1801), and Pope Alexander VII (1599). After him are Arcangelo Corelli (1653), Saint Cecilia (200), Giovanni Bellini (1430), Pope Eugene IV (1383), Pope Gregory VIII (1100), and Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory XIV ranks 67. Before him are Pope Innocent XIII (1655), Pope Innocent VIII (1432), Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Innocent X (1574), Pope Nicholas V (1397), and Pope Alexander VII (1599). After him are Saint Cecilia (200), Pope Eugene IV (1383), Pope Gregory VIII (1100), Pope Boniface IX (1350), Pope Clement XIII (1693), and Pope Clement IX (1600).

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