Pope Gregory XV
Gregory XV (Alessandro Ludovisio),
pope (1621-1623), born at
Bologna in
1554, succeeded
Paul V on
February 9, 1621. Beyond assisting the German emperor against the Protestants, and the king of Poland against the Turks, he interfered little in European politics. He was a learned divine and manifested a reforming spirit; and his pontificate was marked by the
canonization of St
Theresa of Avila,
Francis Xavier,
Ignatius Loyola, and
Philip Neri. He died on
July 18,
1623, and was succeeded by
Urban VIII
Reference
- Some text from the 9th edition (1880) of an unnamed encyclopedia.