Pope Gregory XV

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Pope Gregory XV was the head of the Catholic Church from 1621 to 1623, noted for founding the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (Propaganda Fide) to coordinate global missionary work.

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Pope Gregory XV canonical 15
Gregory XV 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic priest
human
pope
alsoKnownAs Congregatio de Propaganda Fide founder
appointed Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi as cardinal-nephew
birthDate 1554-01-09
birthName Alessandro Ludovisi
birthPlace Bologna
Papal States
burialPlace Sant'Ignazio Church, Rome
cardinalateStartYear 1616
coordinated global missionary work through Propaganda Fide
countryOfCitizenship Papal States
deathDate 1623-07-08
deathPlace Papal States
Rome
educatedAt Collegio Germanico-Ungarico
University of Bologna
elevatedToCardinalBy Pope Paul V
endTime 1623-07-08
era Counter-Reformation
familyName Ludovisi
linked to: Borghese
foundationDateOfPropagandaFide 1622-01-06
founded Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide
givenName Alessandro
headOf Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
issuedDocument Aeterni Patris (1621)
Aeterni Patris Filius (1621) on papal elections
Decet Romanum Pontificem (1622) on conclaves
Inscrutabili divinae (1621)
Omnipotentis Dei (1623)
memberOf College of Cardinals
motto In omnibus amare et servire Domino
nativeLanguage Italian
nobleFamily Ludovisi family
notableWork establishment of Propaganda Fide
occupation canon lawyer
papacyEndYear 1623
papacyStartYear 1621
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
linked to: Pope

Pope
Sovereign of the Papal States
predecessor Pope Paul V
reformed papal conclave procedures
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
startTime 1621-02-09
successor Pope Urban VIII
supported Catholic missions worldwide

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Pope Paul V successor Pope Gregory XV
Pope Urban VIII predecessor Pope Gregory XV
Ignatius of Loyola canonizedBy Pope Gregory XV
Francis Xavier canonizedBy Pope Gregory XV
Paul V successor Gregory XV
linked to: Pope Gregory XV
Maffeo Barberini predecessor Pope Gregory XV
subject linked to: Maffeo
Maffeo Barberini predecessor Pope Gregory XV
Camillo Borghese successor Pope Gregory XV
subject linked to: Camillo
Teresa of Ávila canonizedBy Pope Gregory XV
Philip Neri canonizationBy Pope Gregory XV
Guercino employer Pope Gregory XV
Propaganda Fide foundedBy Pope Gregory XV