Pope Urban VII

Pope Urban VII (Latin: Urbanus VII; 4 August 1521 – 27 September 1590), born Giovanni Battista Castagna, was an Italian priest of the Roman Catholic Church and the 229th Pope. He ruled for thirteen days in September 1590,^[1] and died before his consecration, from malaria. This makes him the shortest reigning Pope in the history of the Catholic Church.

Urban VII
Papacy began	15 September 1590
Papacy ended	27 September 1590
Predecessor	Pope Sixtus V
Successor	Pope Gregory XIV
Personal details
Birth name	Giovanni Battista Castagna
Born	(1521-08-04)4 August 1521 Rome
Died	27 September 1590(1590-09-27) (aged 69) Rome
Other popes named Urban

Early life

Castagna was of Genoese origin, although born in Rome.^[2]

Priest

Castagna was ordained priest March 30, 1553.^[3]

Bishop

Pope Julius III appointed him Archbishop of Rossano on March 1, 1553.^[3]

Cardinal

In 1584, Pope Gregory XIII made Castagna Cardinal of S. Marcello.^[3]

Pope

Cardinal Castagna was elected pope on 15 September 1590.^[3] He chose the name Urban, which in Latin signifies "kind".^[3]

Pope Urban died from Malaria on September 27, 1590.^[3]

Related pages

• List of popes
• List of popes by length of reign

References

The Coat of Arms of Urban VII

1. "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-13.
2. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1843). "Urban VII," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 26, p. 45.
3. "Pope Urban VII," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-13.

Other websites

Media related to Urbanus VII at Wikimedia Commons

•  "Pope Urban VII" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
• Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Urban VII
• GCatholic, Pope Urban VII
• Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Castagna Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by Sixtus V

Pope 1590

Succeeded by Gregory XIV