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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 448,027 page views. His biography is available in 75 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Pope Urban VII is the 130th most popular religious figure (down from 110th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 129th in 2019) and the 37th 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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  • 75.40

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  • 75

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Urban VII ranks 130 out of 2,238Before him are Seti I, Pope Boniface VIII, Pope Formosus, Aminah, Pope Clement VIII, and Pope Pius VII. After him are Pope Pius VIII, Pope Alexander VIII, Pope Pius II, Clare of Assisi, Agnes of Rome, and Pope Leo XII.

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Contemporaries

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

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Urban VII ranks 143 out of 4,668Before him are Nerva (30), Andrea Palladio (1508), Pope Clement VIII (1536), Andrea del Verrocchio (1435), Pope Pius VII (1742), and Guido of Arezzo (991). After him are Pope Pius VIII (1761), Paolo Veronese (1528), Luca Pacioli (1445), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Pius II (1405), and Clare of Assisi (1193).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Urban VII ranks 37Before 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). After him are Pope Pius VIII (1761), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Pius II (1405), Clare of Assisi (1193), Agnes of Rome (291), and Pope Leo XII (1760).