RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Gregory XV

1554 - 1623

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Pope Gregory XV (Latin: Gregorius XV; Italian: Gregorio XV; 9 January 1554 – 8 July 1623), born Alessandro Ludovisi, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 February 1621 until his death in 1623. He is notable for founding the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, an organization tasked with overseeing the spread of Catholicism and missionary work. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Gregory XV has received more than 336,367 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Pope Gregory XV is the 150th most popular religious figure (down from 119th in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Italy (down from 130th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Gregory XV is most famous for re-establishing the Society of Jesus, also known as the Jesuits, in the Catholic Church.

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  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 78.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 15.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory XV ranks 150 out of 3,187. Before him are Mani, Pope Lucius I, Pope Innocent VIII, Pope John XXII, Isidore of Seville, and Pope Sylvester III. After him are Pope Leo XII, Pope Benedict XIII, Pope Pius IV, Pope Clement XII, Catherine of Siena, and Pope Innocent X.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1554, Pope Gregory XV ranks 1. After him are Sebastian of Portugal, Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France, Walter Raleigh, Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Marietta Robusti, Wakisaka Yasuharu, Philip William, Prince of Orange, Ernest of Bavaria, Bálint Balassi, and Philip Sidney. Among people deceased in 1623, Pope Gregory XV ranks 1. After him are Halime Sultan, Tulsidas, Anne Hathaway, Josaphat Kuntsevych, Mariam-uz-Zamani, William Byrd, Domenico Fetti, Kara Davud Pasha, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Paolo Sarpi, and Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory XV ranks 170 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Paul V (1552), Carlo Collodi (1826), Pope Lucius I (200), Pope Innocent VIII (1432), Pope Sylvester III (1000), and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463). After him are Pope Leo XII (1760), Giorgione (1478), Artemisia Gentileschi (1593), Nerva (30), Pope Benedict XIII (1649), and Pope Pius IV (1499).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory XV ranks 50. Before him are Pope Clement I (40), Pope Pius VII (1742), Pope Paul V (1552), Pope Lucius I (200), Pope Innocent VIII (1432), and Pope Sylvester III (1000). After him are Pope Leo XII (1760), Pope Benedict XIII (1649), Pope Pius IV (1499), Pope Clement XII (1652), Catherine of Siena (1347), and Pope Innocent X (1574).

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