RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Urban VII

1521 - 1590

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Pope Urban VII (Latin: Urbanus VII; Italian: Urbano VII; 4 August 1521 – 27 September 1590), born Giovanni Battista Castagna, was head of the Catholic Church, and ruler of the Papal States from 15 to 27 September 1590. His papacy was the shortest recognized in history, during which a smoking ban encompassing churches across the world was implemented. Castagna, born in Rome in 1521, was a highly educated man who held various positions within the Roman Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Urban VII has received more than 470,479 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Pope Urban VII is the 124th most popular religious figure (up from 127th in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 142nd in 2019) and the 35th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Urban VII is most famous for the papal bull of excommunication he issued against the Jesuits.

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  • 75.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Urban VII ranks 124 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Adrian II, Elisha, Saint Sebastian, John Bosco, Clare of Assisi, and Pope Gregory XVI. After him are Pope Boniface VIII, Zechariah, Pope Gregory IX, Hassan-i Sabbah, Pope Pius VIII, and Pope Formosus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1521, Pope Urban VII ranks 1. After him are Takeda Shingen, Peter Canisius, Christina of Denmark, Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu, Andrew Avellino, Xu Wei, Richard Chancellor, Philippe de Monte, Antoine Caron, and Thomas Wyatt the Younger. Among people deceased in 1590, Pope Urban VII ranks 1. After him are Pope Sixtus V, Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Ambroise Paré, Archduchess Anna of Austria, Christina of Denmark, Gioseffo Zarlino, Bernardino de Sahagún, Francis Walsingham, Charles de Bourbon, Marietta Robusti, and Frans Hogenberg.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Urban VII ranks 132 out of 5,161. Before him are Donato Bramante (1443), Clare of Assisi (1193), Andrea Palladio (1508), Pope Gregory XVI (1765), Paolo Veronese (1528), and Cesare Borgia (1475). After him are Andrea del Verrocchio (1435), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Gregory IX (1160), Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632), Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1526), and Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Urban VII ranks 35. Before him are Agatha of Sicily (235), Pope Pius II (1405), Pope Adrian II (792), John Bosco (1815), Clare of Assisi (1193), and Pope Gregory XVI (1765). After him are Pope Boniface VIII (1235), Pope Gregory IX (1160), Pope Pius VIII (1761), Pope Formosus (816), Pope Clement VIII (1536), and Pope Pius VI (1717).

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