Clement VIII, (Aldobrandini, Ippolito) (1536-02-24 - 1605-03-05)

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 4347
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-4603)
Name
(Aldobrandini, Ippolito) Clement VIII
Title
Pope
Gender
Male
Denomination
Catholic
Lived
b. 1536-02-24 d. 1605-03-05 (new)
Associated Places
Source of Data

Lucy Underwood

Biographical Sources Consulted

J.N.D. Kelly, A Dictionary of Popes (2nd. ed) (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010 [online edn.])

Other note

Published a new edition of the Vulgate Latin bible in 1592. Continued the implementation of the decrees of the Council of Trent. Appointed the first 'Archpriest', George Blackwell, to govern the English Catholic secular clergy.

GEMMS record created
March 24, 2024
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024