Clement VIII

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Clement VIII was a late 16th- and early 17th-century pope of the Catholic Church known for his role in the Counter-Reformation and for overseeing a revised official Latin Bible text.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
human
pope
approvedExecutionOf Giordano Bruno
birthDate 1536-02-24
birthName Ippolito Aldobrandini
birthPlace Fano
Marche region
surface form: Marche

Papal States
burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
surface form: Basilica of Saint Peter
cardinalateStart 1585-12-18
countryOfCitizenship Papal States
createdCardinalBy Sixtus V
deathDate 1605-03-03
deathPlace Papal States
Rome
endTime 1605-03-03
era Counter-Reformation
Early modern period
familyName Aldobrandini
givenName Ippolito
houseOrDynasty Aldobrandini
surface form: Aldobrandini family
knownFor absolution of Henry IV of France
annexation of Ferrara to the Papal States
condemnation of Giordano Bruno
involvement in the French Wars of Religion settlement
revising the official Latin Vulgate Bible text
role in the Counter-Reformation
languageUsed Italian
Latin
laterRecognized Henry IV of France as legitimate king
memberOf College of Cardinals
notableWork Vulgate
surface form: Clementine Vulgate
orderInOffice 231st pope
oversaw Jubilee of 1600
papalBullIssued Annus Domini
Cum Hebraeorum malitia
Cum sancta Romana Ecclesia
Dominici gregis
papalNameNumber VIII
participatedIn Counter-Reformation
positionHeld Pope
surface form: Bishop of Rome

Pope
Sovereign of the Papal States
predecessor Innocent IX
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
startTime 1592-02-02
successor Pope Leo XI
surface form: Leo XI
supported Catholic League in France

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Vulgate notableEditor Clement VIII