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• Pope Urban VII —     Pope Urban VII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Urban VII     Giambattista Castagna, born at Rome, 4 Aug., 1521; elected pope, 15 September, 1590; died at Rome, 27 September, 1590. His father, Cosimo, was a Genoese nobleman; his mother,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Urban VII —     Pope Urban VII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Urban VII     Giambattista Castagna, born at Rome, 4 Aug., 1521; elected pope, 15 September, 1590; died at Rome, 27 September, 1590. His father, Cosimo, was a Genoese nobleman; his mother,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Urban II, Pope Blessed — • Long article on the canon and later Cluniac prior, assistant to Pope Gregory VII. Urban was elected unanimously to the papacy in 1088, but was forced to spend years wandering southern Italy. He died in 1099 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Pope Urban VII — Infobox pope English name=Urban VII|Latin name=Urbano PP. VII birth name=Giovanni Battista Castagna term start=September 15, 1590|term end=September 27, 1590 predecessor=Sixtus V|successor=Gregory XIV birth date=birth… …   Wikipedia

• Urban VII — (Giovanni Battista Castagna) 1521 90, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1590. * * * ▪ pope original name Giambattista Castagna born Aug. 4, 1521, Rome died Sept. 27, 1590, Rome  pope from Sept. 15 to Sept. 27, 1590.       Of noble birth, he held several …   Universalium

• Urban VII — (Giovanni Battista Castagna) 1521 90, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1590 …   Useful english dictionary

• Pope Urban — may refer to one of several people:*Pope Urban I, pope c. 222 230, a Saint *Pope Urban II, pope 1088 1099, the Blessed Pope Urban *Pope Urban III, pope 1185 1187 *Pope Urban IV, pope 1261 1264 *Pope Urban V, pope 1362 1370, also the Blessed Pope… …   Wikipedia

• Urban (name) — Urban is a common name, from the Latin urbanus (from the city). Papal nameUrban was a popular name for popes. *Pope Urban I (Saint Urban) *Pope Urban II *Pope Urban III *Pope Urban IV *Pope Urban V *Pope Urban VI *Pope Urban VII *Pope Urban… …   Wikipedia

• URBAN II —    Pope from 1088 to 1099, warm promoter of the first Crusade; URBAN III., pope from 1185 to 1187; URBAN IV., Pope from 1261 to 1264; URBAN V., Pope from 1362 to 1370, man of an ascetic temper; URBAN VI., Pope from 1378 to 1389, in his reign the… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Pope Gregory XIV — Gregory XIV Papacy began 5 December 1590 Papacy ended 16 October 1591 (10 months, 11 days) Predecessor Urban VII …   Wikipedia