Innocent IX
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Innocent IX was a pope who led the Catholic Church for a brief period in 1591, near the end of the 16th century. He is historically significant as a figure during the Counter-Reformation era, when the Church was responding to Protestant challenges and working to reform itself from within.
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Pope Innocent IX (Latin: Innocentius IX; Italian: Innocenzo IX; 20 July 1519 – 30 December 1591), born Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 October to 30 December 1591.
Prior to his short papacy, he had been a canon lawyer, diplomat, and chief administrator during the reign of Pope Gregory XIV (r. 1590–1591).