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Also known as Ugo Boncompagni, Pope Gregorius XIII, Gregorius PP. XIII, Gregor XIII. Papst, papa Gregorio XIII, Ugo Boncompani, pape Grégoire XIII, Pope Gregory XIII

pope of the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585 (1502–1585)

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Gregory XIII was a pope who led the Catholic Church from 1572 until his death in 1585. He is historically significant because he reformed the church's calendar system, creating the Gregorian calendar that most of the world still uses today to measure time.

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1502
Died
1585
Works
7

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  • Decreta Synodi Provincialis habitae Rothomagi an. Do. 1581
  • Processus fulminatorius et executiuus bullae a sanctiss. S.D.N. Gregorio XIII Pontefice Max. emanatae ad fauorem Fori Mercatorum Bononiae
  • Tractatus universi iuris, duce, & auspice Gregorio XIII pontifice maximo in unum congesti
  • Encomivm in Sanctvm Ioannem apostolvm coram Gregorio XIII
  • Io. Roderici a Sancta Crvce Oratio ad Gregorivm XIII. P[ontificem]. M[aximum]

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Active from
1993
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Gregorius XIII
date of death
1585-04-10
date of birth
1502-01-07
birth name
Ugo Buoncompagni
name in native language
Gregorius PP. XIII
publication date
1582-02-24
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Pope Gregory XIII (Latin: Gregorius XIII, Italian: Gregorio XIII, born Ugo Boncompagni; 7 January 1502 – 10 April 1585) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 13 May 1572 to his death in April 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake for the Gregorian calendar, which remains the internationally accepted civil calendar to this day.

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