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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 313,348 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Pope Gregory XV is the 122nd most popular religious figure (up from 141st in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from Italy (up from 178th in 2019) and the 31st 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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  • 75.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 74

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 16.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Gregory XV ranks 122 out of 2,238. Before him are Simon the Zealot, Thérèse of Lisieux, Hassan-i Sabbah, Zechariah, Sarah, and Pope Gregory IX. After him are Anselm of Canterbury, Seti I, Pope Boniface VIII, Pope Formosus, Aminah, and Pope Clement VIII.

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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, Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Philip William, Prince of Orange, Tsarevich Ivan Ivanovich of Russia, Philip Sidney, Bálint Balassi, Ernest of Bavaria, Bartolomeo Carducci, and Louis III, Duke of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1623, Pope Gregory XV ranks 1. After him are Halime Sultan, Tulsidas, Anne Hathaway, Josaphat Kuntsevych, William Byrd, Mariam-uz-Zamani, Domenico Fetti, Kara Davud Pasha, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, and John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Gregory XV ranks 131 out of 4,668. Before him are Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Plautus (-254), Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463), Donato Bramante (1443), Pope Gregory IX (1160), and Numa Pompilius (-753). After him are Anselm of Canterbury (1033), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Formosus (816), Leon Battista Alberti (1404), Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869), and Nerva (30).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Gregory XV ranks 31. Before him are Pope Pius V (1504), Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Urban VIII (1568), Pope Clement I (40), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), and Pope Gregory IX (1160). After him are Anselm of Canterbury (1033), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Formosus (816), Pope Clement VIII (1536), Pope Pius VII (1742), and Pope Urban VII (1521).

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