Pope Gregory XIII

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Catholic priest human pope

Pope Gregory XIII was the 16th-century head of the Catholic Church best known for reforming the calendar, resulting in the modern Gregorian calendar used worldwide today.

Aliases (1)

Gregory XIII ×2

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic priest → human → pope →
birthDate	1502-01-07 →
birthName	Ugo Boncompagni →
birthPlace	Bologna → Papal States →
burialPlace	St. Peter's Basilica →
canonizedAsSaint	no →
citizenship	Papal States →
countryOfLeadership	Papal States →
createdCardinals	Saint Charles Borromeo →
dateOfPapalBullInterGravissimas	1582-02-24 →
deathDate	1585-04-10 →
deathPlace	Papal States → Rome →
educatedAt	University of Bologna →
electedPopeOn	1572-05-13 →
endTime	1585-04-10 →
era	16th century →
familyName	Boncompagni →
fieldOfWork	canon law →
founded	German College in Rome → Pontifical Gregorian University →
givenName	Ugo →
headOf	Catholic Church →
implementedReform	Gregorian calendar →
issuedDocument	papal bull Inter gravissimas →
knownFor	promulgating the Gregorian calendar → reforming the calendar →
memberOf	College of Cardinals →
motto	Aperuit et clausit →
notableWork	Gregorian calendar reform →
occupation	canon lawyer → university professor →
ordinalInOffice	226th Pope →
papalName	Gregory XIII →
patronage	Jesuit educational institutions →
positionHeld	Bishop of Rome → Pope → Sovereign of the Papal States →
predecessor	Pope Pius V →
reformEffect	adjusted date of the spring equinox → modified leap year rules → skipped 10 days in October 1582 →
religion	Catholicism → Roman Catholic Church →
startTime	1572-05-13 →
successor	Pope Sixtus V →
supported	Counter-Reformation →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo →	appointedBy
Gregory →	associatedWith
Inter gravissimas →	author
Quirinal Palace →	commissionedBy
Domenico Fontana →	employer
Gregorian calendar (Western churches) →	introducedBy
Sovereign of the Papal States →	officeHolder
Pope Gregory XIII ("Gregory XIII") →	papalName
Sixtus V ("Gregory XIII") →	predecessor
Saint Joachim →	recognizedBy
Pope Pius V →	successor