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  • 1590: Urban VII: Pope who Had the Shortest Reign

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    1590: Urban VII: Pope who Had the Shortest Reign

    1590: Urban VII: Pope who Had the Shortest Reign

    Pope Urban VII died on this day in 1590, only 13 days after he had been elected pope. Therefore, he becam ...

    Pope Urban VII died on this day in 1590, only 13 days after he had been elected pope. Therefore, he became the pope with the shortest pontificate in the history. Urban VII had been born as Giovanni Ba ...

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  • Pope Paul VI – the first Pope to travel outside Europe? – 1897

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    Pope Paul VI – the first Pope to travel outside Europe? – 1897

    Pope Paul VI – the first Pope to travel outside Europe? – 1897

    The Pope Paul VI was born on this day as Giovanni Battista Montini. He originated from the city of Conces ...

    The Pope Paul VI was born on this day as Giovanni Battista Montini. He originated from the city of Concesio, Lombardy, between Milan and Lake Garda (Lago di Garda). He was born in 1897, the same year ...

    September 26, 2019
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  • 1978: Cardinal Albino Luciani (John Paul I) Elected Pope

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    1978: Cardinal Albino Luciani (John Paul I) Elected Pope

    1978: Cardinal Albino Luciani (John Paul I) Elected Pope

    On this day in 1978, Cardinal Albino Luciani was elected Pope. He took the name John Paul I and became th ...

    On this day in 1978, Cardinal Albino Luciani was elected Pope. He took the name John Paul I and became the first pope in history who had two names. Pope John Paul I had the shortest papacy during the ...

    August 26, 2019
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  • 1578: Cardinal Becomes King

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    1578: Cardinal Becomes King

    1578: Cardinal Becomes King

    On this day a very rare situation occurred when a Catholic cardinal also became a king. The person in que ...

    On this day a very rare situation occurred when a Catholic cardinal also became a king. The person in question was Henry of Portugal, born 1512 to the Portuguese ruling dynasty. His father was the Kin ...

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  • 1252: Giovanni da Pian del Carpine Visited Mongolia before even Marco Polo

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    1252: Giovanni da Pian del Carpine Visited Mongolia before even Marco Polo

    1252: Giovanni da Pian del Carpine Visited Mongolia before even Marco Polo

    This day in 1252 marked the death of famous Christian missionary Giovanni da Pian del Carpine. He is of s ...

    This day in 1252 marked the death of famous Christian missionary Giovanni da Pian del Carpine. He is of special interest since he traveled from Europe to the far-off capital of the great Mongol Empire ...

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