Innocent IX

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Innocent IX was a briefly reigning 16th-century pope, serving in 1591 during the turbulent period of the Counter-Reformation.

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Innocent IX canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
pope
appointedCardinalBy Pius V
linked to: Pope Pius V
birthDate 1519-07-20
birthName Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti
birthPlace Bologna
Papal States
burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
cardinalTitle Cardinal-Priest of Santa Prisca
countryOfCitizenship Papal States
createdCardinalDate 1566-05-17
deathDate 1591-12-30
deathPlace Papal States
Rome
education University of Bologna
era Counter-Reformation
familyName Facchinetti
givenName Giovanni Antonio
honorificPrefix His Holiness
Pope
languageSpoken Italian
Latin
memberOf College of Cardinals
notableFor support of Catholic League in France
very short pontificate
occupation Catholic prelate
canon lawyer
diplomat
ordinalNumber 239th pope
papacyEndDate 1591-12-30
papacyStartDate 1591-10-29
papalName Innocent IX
participatedIn implementation of Counter-Reformation policies
partOf Roman Curia
positionHeld Bishop of Nicastro
Cardinal
Patriarch of Jerusalem (Latin) in partibus
Pope
predecessor Gregory XIV
reignDuration approximately two months
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousOrder secular clergy
residence Apostolic Palace
servedAs papal nuncio to Venice
successor Clement VIII
linked to: Pope Clement VIII
supported Catholic League (France)

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Clement VIII predecessor Innocent IX
Innocent IX papalName Innocent IX