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None. Pope Gregory XIV ( Latin: Gregorius XIV; Italian: Gregorio XIV; 11 February 1535 – 16 October 1591), born Niccolò Sfondrato [1] or Sfondrati, [2] was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 December 1590 to his death, in October 1591.
Pope Gregory XIV was the 229th pope of the Catholic Church and held the position for less than a year between 1590 and 1591. He changed one of the rules that a former pope issued on abortions and threatened those caught gambling on papal elections with possible excommunication. The short papacy of Pope Gregory XIV is one of the things we’ll ...
Gregory XIV was the pope from 1590 to 1591. Appointed bishop of Cremona in the duchy of Milan (1560), he was made cardinal by Pope Gregory XIII (1583) and elected pope on Dec. 5, 1590. He continued the policies of his immediate predecessors, particularly in furthering the internal reform of the
Jun 22, 2010 · Pope Gregory XIV, born Nicolo Sfondrati, reversed the bull of Pope Sixtus V, Effraenatum, under which an abortion at any time of gestation can be punished by excommunication. He supported the Aristotelian distinction between an “animated” and “unanimated” fetus, making abortion of an unanimated fetus punishable by lesser means.
In order to reconcile the nobility and the people to his reign, Henry declared on 4 August, 1589, that he would become a Catholic and uphold the Catholic religion in France. When Gregory XIV became pope, Henry had not yet fulfilled his promise and gave little hope of doing it in the near future. The pope, therefore, decided to assist the French ...
GREGORY XIV, POPE. Pontificate: Dec. 5, 1590, to Oct. 16, 1591; b. Niccol ò Sfondrati, Somma (near Milan), Feb. 11, 1535, of an ancient noble family from Cremona, which transferred to Milan. His father, Francesco, after the death of his wife, Anna Visconti, entered religion and in 1550 was named cardinal by Pope Paul III.
The Holy See Pontiffs Gregory XIV ... 229th Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 5,8.XII.1590: End Pontificate: 16.X.1591: Secular Name:
