Urban ViiseptemberURBAN VII. (Giovanni Battista Castagna), pope for twelve clays in September 1590, was of Genoese origin, and was born in Rome in 1521. He was chosen successor of Sixtus V. on 15th September 1590, but died (27th September) before consecration. He was succeeded by Gregory XIV. |
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