Pope Gregory XIV

thumb|A portrait of Pope Gregory XIV Pope Gregory XIV ( 11 February 1535 – 16 October 1591), born Niccolò Sfondrato or Sfondrati, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 5 December 1590 to his death, in October 1591. Quotes God forgive you! What have you done? Pope Gregory XIV (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia Quotes about Pope Gregory XIV A man of a spirit most pure and blameless. It was however remarked, half jestingly, that as he had come into the world too early — at seven months — and had pot been reared without difficulty, so there was upon the whole too little of the earthly element in his composition. Of the practices and intrigues of the Curia, he had never been able to comprehend anything. Leopold von Ranke, The History of the Popes (1871) External links Gregory XIV Gregorius XIV Category:1535 births Category:People from Lombardy Category:Catholics from Italy Category:Clergy from Italy Category:Popes Category:1591 deaths