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Gregory XIII

Pope Gregory XIII

Pope Gregory XIII, born Ugo Boncompagni, was Pope from 13 May 1572 to his death in 1585. He is best known for commissioning and being the namesake for the Gregorian calendar, which remains the internationally accepted civil calendar to this day. During his pontificate, Gregory fostered cultural patronages associated with his papacy. He strengthened many ecclesiastical and diplomatic envoys to Asia, namely the islands of Japan and the Philippines. He was also the first Pope to bestow the Immaculate Conception as Patroness to the Philippine Islands on 9 February 1579 through the Papal Bull Ilius Fulti Præsido.

Definition of Gregory XIII in the English dictionary

The definition of Gregory XIII in the dictionary is 1502–85, pope. He promoted the Counter-Reformation and founded seminaries. His reformed calendar was issued in 1582.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREGORY XIII

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Gregory of Nazianzus
Gregory of Nyssa
Gregory of Tours
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WORDS THAT END LIKE GREGORY XIII

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James III
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Translator English - Chinese

格里高利十三世
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Gregorio XIII
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Gregory XIII
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ग्रेगरी तेरहवें
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غريغوري الثالث عشر
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Григорий XIII
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Gregório XIII
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গ্রেগরি XIII
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Grégoire XIII
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Gregory XIII
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Gregor XIII
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グレゴリーXIII
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그레고리 XIII
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Gregorius XIII
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Gregory XIII
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கிரிகோரி XIII
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ग्रेगरी तेरावा
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Gregory XIII
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Gregorio XIII
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Grzegorz XIII
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Григорій XIII
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Grigorie al XIII-
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Gregory ΧΙΙΙ
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Gregory XIII
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Gregorius XIII
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Gregor XIII
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREGORY XIII»

Discover the use of Gregory XIII in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Gregory XIII and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Roman Martyrology Published by Order of Gregory Xiii
(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Benedict XIV, 2011
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The Moscovia of Antonio Possevino, S.J.: Translated with a ...
We therefore dispatched our junior Boyar Son to Pope Gregory XIII, Shepherd and Teacher of the Roman Church. We wrote that Pope Gregory should take advantage of his position as Teacher to write to King Stefan, directing him not to fight ...
Antonio Possevino, 1977
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1502 Births: Pope Gregory Xiii, Georg Major, John Iii of ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, 2010
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The Quarterly Review
208. Gregory XL latin of the Wallachians derived from his missionaries, x. 281. , Gregory, Pope, xviii. 27. Gregory, xiii. 117. of Nazianzum, xvii. 189. Gregorius Nazianzenus, xviii. 238. Gregory, James, v. 341. series stolen from by Leibnitz, 342.
William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, 1820
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The Fisherman's Net: The Influence of the Popes on History
... Paul IV (1555-59) Pius IV (1559-65) St. Pius V (1566-72) Gregory XIII (1572-85 ) Sixtus V (1585-90) Urban VII (1590) Gregory XIV (1590-91) Innocent IX (1591) Clement VIII (1592-1605) Leo XI (1605) Paul V (1605-21) Gregory XV (1621-23)  ...
Michael Collins, 2005
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A general dictionary, historical and critical: in which a ...
They made therefore Urban VIII assert a falsity, when they inserted in his Bull, that the articles condemned by Pius V had been censured again by Gregory XIII ; and to conceal from the Public the knowledge of this imposture, they took care not ...
Pierre Bayle, John Peter Bernard, Thomas Birch, 1735
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An introduction to chronology: containing an account of ...
Pope Gregory XIII, might justly also be stiled Annus Confufionis, but such Examples as these are not to be imitated, for what Casar did as Dictator, or what Gregory XIII did as Pope, the one by the Power of the temporal Sword, the other of the ...
James Hodgson, 1747
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The Papacy and the Art of Reform in Sixteenth-Century Rome: ...
About The Tower of Winds, its architecture, decoration and wider religious and political purpose.
Nicola Courtright, 2003
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Homosexuality and Civilization
Pius's successor, Gregory XIII, is chiefly known to history as the reformer of the calendar. But during his tenure an extraordinary episode took place of which we have a terse account in the dispatches of the Venetian ambassador Antonio ...
Louis Crompton, 2009
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Elizabethan religious history
POPES. DURING THE ELIZABETHAN PERIOD. Name and Surname. u^SSofc John Peter Carrafa - Paul IV. John Angelo de' Medici Pius IV.1 - Pius V. - Gregory XIII.8 Official Designation. John Baptist Castagna - Urban VII.4 - Sept. Michael ...
Henry Soames, 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREGORY XIII»

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Guest writer Erasing history
Let me tell you a little story. Does the name Catherine de Medici mean anything to you? How about Pope Gregory XIII or King Louis XIV? No? «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
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Si Robertson Says Atheists Don't Exist during Talk of New 'Faith of …
The idea of the calendar was primarily pagan, though Pope Gregory XIII introduced it using years based on Jesus Christ's birthday. The month ... «World Religion News, Jul 15»
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Photos of the Day
The Quirinale palace, built on 1583 by Pope Gregory XIII on the remains of ancient Roman baths, has housed in the past thirty Catholic popes, ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
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Letter: Church has supported science
Pope Gregory XIII, in 1582, commissioned the Gregorian calendar to replace the significantly less accurate Julian calendar. advertisement ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
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Si Robertson, 'Duck Dynasty' Star, Says Atheists Don't Exist
While the widely used Gregorian calendar introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 uses years based on the approximate birth of Jesus Christ, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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The Mathtrix Reloaded ...summing it up!
So 1900 was no leap year as per the rules made by Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in 1582. So then we need to find out whether the ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Why Do We Have Leap Seconds? An Explainer
In fact, our current calendar, the Gregorian calendar, was created because Pope Gregory XIII was getting annoyed that Easter wasn't matching ... «UPROXX, Jun 15»
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Pope Francis and the Absurdly Vexed Calendar Question
... thus papal—for the so-called Gregorian calendar, of course, gets its name from Pope Gregory XIII who adopted it), Pope Francis is showing a ... «Catholic World Report, Jun 15»
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Opinion: Religious violence is not a myth
... the celebration of the slaughter by Pope Gregory XIII and the murals celebrating it in the Sala Regia of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. «Montreal Gazette, Jun 15»
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OPINION: Why Is Magna Carta Relevant To Fiji Today?
Pope Gregory XIII centuries later commissioned a new calendar because the year's seasons were no longer in line with the church calendar. «Fiji Sun Online, Jun 15»

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