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3 days ago · Faced by the mortal challenge to the papacy emanating from Protestantism, and fearing schism due to several stormy conclaves in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, Gregory XV established the procedure of signed ballots to prevent any cardinal from casting the deciding vote for himself.
5 days ago · Pope Alexander VI (born Rodrigo de Borja; 1 January 1431 – 18 August 1503) (epithet: Valentinus ("The Valencian")) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 August 1492 until his death in 1503.
1 day ago · pope, (Latin papa, from Greek pappas, “father”), the title, since about the 9th century, of the bishop of Rome, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. It was formerly given, especially from the 3rd to the 5th century, to any bishop and sometimes to simple priests as an ecclesiastical title expressing affectionate respect.
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3 days ago · The “servant of the servants of God,” he called himself – a title and a measure that remained for every Pope after him. When he died in the year 604, the people made known what they thought of their “servant”: this Pope was not Gregory, but “Gregory the Great,” proclaimed a saint by popular acclaim.
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3 days ago · Rome faced a series of disasters caused by flooding in 589, followed by the death of Pope Pelagius II the next year. Gregory, then serving as abbot in a monastery, reluctantly accepted his ...
2 days ago · Roman Catholicism traces its origins to the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Apostle Peter, who is considered the first Pope by Catholic tradition. Key historical milestones include the establishment of the Papal States in 590 C.E. under Pope Gregory I and the significant reforms of the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s.
