Urban VII

American  

noun

1. Giovanni Battista Castagna, 1521–90, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1590.

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Example Sentences

The shortest is believed to be that of Urban VII, which lasted 13 days in 1590.

From Reuters • Mar. 13, 2023

However, the shortest papacy in history was occupied by Urban VII in 1590.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2017

Pope from 1378 to 1389, in his reign the schism in the papacy began which lasted 40 years; Urban VII.,

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

Torquemada is himself buried in this chapel, opposite the tomb, by Ambrogio Buonvicino, of his friend Urban VII.,

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Is there a plan on foot for the marriage of the heiress of Papa Hafner's millions and the grand-nephew of Pope Urban VII?

From Cosmopolis — Complete by Bourget, Paul