GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
4341
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-4597)
Name
(Niccolò Sfondrati) Gregory XIV
Title
Pope
Gender
Male
Denomination
Catholic
Lived
b. 1535-02-11 d. 1591-10-16 (old)
Linked Sermons
In Die S'ti Stephani
(autograph: No )
- auditor
Source of Data (Contributor name)
Lucy Underwood
Biographical Sources Consulted
J.N.D. Kelly, A Dictionary of Popes (2nd. ed) (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010 [online edn.])
Other note
Physically weak and politically inexperienced, he nevertheless attempted to continue the work of reform of the Church during his short reign.
GEMMS record created
March 24, 2024
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024