Pope Gregory XIII
Religious Leader
1502 – 1585
Who was Pope Gregory XIII?
Pope Gregory XIII, born Ugo Boncompagni, was the head of the Catholic Church from 13 May 1572 to his death in 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake for the Gregorian calendar, which remains the internationally accepted civil calendar to this date.
During his pontificate, Gregory fostered cultural patronages associated with his papacy. He strengthened many ecclesiastical and diplomatic envoys to Asia, namely the islands of Japan and the Philippines. He was also the first Pope to bestow the Immaculate Conception as Patroness to the Philippine Islands on 9 February 1579 through the Papal Bull Ilius Fulti Præsido.
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- Born
- Jan 7, 1502
Bologna - Also known as
- Ugo Boncompagni
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Education
- University of Bologna
- Lived in
- Bologna
- Died
- Apr 10, 1585
Rome
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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