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  2. Pope Clement VIII (Latin: Clemens VIII; Italian: Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death, in March 1605.

  3. Clement VIII (born Feb. 24, 1536, Fano, Papal States—died March 5, 1605, Rome) was the pope from 1592 to 1605, the last pontiff to serve during the Counter-Reformation. The holder of numerous church offices, he was made cardinal in 1585 by Pope Sixtus V and elected pope as Clement VIII on Jan. 30, 1592.

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  4. CLEMENT VIII, POPE. Pontificate: Jan. 30, 1592, to March 5, 1605; b. Ippolito Aldobrandini, Fano, Italy, Feb. 24, 1536. Of an old and distinguished Florentine family, the fourth son of Silvestro aldobrandini and Lisa Deti, Ippolito studied law at Padua, Perugia, and Bologna, where he received the doctorate. Under Pius V, a family benefactor, he ...

  5. Pope Clement VIII – 231st Pope. Pope Clement VIII was the 231st pope and reigned for more than 13 years. His papacy began in 1592 and ended in 1605 when he died. He is known for helping settle issues between the Jesuits and Dominicans and for the efforts that led to The Long War.

  6. Clement (VIII) (born, Spain—died December 28, 1446, Majorca) was an antipope from 1423 to 1429. Sánchez was chosen to succeed Antipope Benedict XIII . Refusing to recognize the Roman pope Martin V during the Western Schism , Benedict created his own cardinals, who, through the influence of King Alfonso V of Aragon, chose Sánchez at the ...

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  7. Clement VIII, POPE (IPPOLITO ALDOBRANDINI), b. at Fano, March, 1536, of a distinguished Florentine family; d. at Rome, March 5, 1605. He was elected pope January 30, 1592, after a stormy conclave graphically described by Ranke (Geschichte derromischen Papste, 9th ed., II, 150 sqq.).

  8. Though vast political problems clamoured for solution, the pope first turned his attention to the more important spiritual interests of the Church. He made a personal visitation of all the churches and educational and charitable institutions of Rome, everywhere eliminating abuses and enforcing discipline.

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