Paus Urbanus VII

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Pope
Urbanus VII
Bishop of Rome
Portrait by Jacopino del Conte

(c. 1590, Vatican Museums)
Church Catholic Church
Papacy began 15 September 1590
Papacy ended 27 September 1590
Predecessor Sixtus V
Successor Gregory XIV
Orders
Ordination 30 March 1553

by Filippo Archinto
Consecration 4 April 1553

by Girolamo Verallo
Created cardinal 12 December 1583

by Gregory XIII
Personal details
Born
Giovanni Battista Castagna


4 August 1521

Rome, Papal States
Died 27 September 1590(1590-09-27) (aged 69)

Rome, Papal States
Previous post(s)
  • Archbishop of Rossano (1553)
  • Governor of Fano (1555–1559)
  • Governor of Perugia and Umbria (1559–1560)
  • Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1565–1572)
  • Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1573–1577)
  • Governor of Bologna (1576–1577)
  • Papal Legate to Flanders and Cologne (1578–1580)
  • Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello (1584–1590)
Coat of arms
Other popes named Urban
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Pope


Urban VII
Bishop of Rome
Portrait by Jacopino del Conte

(c. 1590, Vatican Museums)
Church Catholic Church
Papacy began 15 September 1590
Papacy ended 27 September 1590
Predecessor Sixtus V
Successor Gregory XIV
Orders
Ordination 30 March 1553

by Filippo Archinto
Consecration 4 April 1553

by Girolamo Verallo
Created cardinal 12 December 1583

by Gregory XIII
Personal details
Born
Giovanni Battista Castagna


4 August 1521

Rome, Papal States
Died 27 September 1590(1590-09-27) (aged 69)

Rome, Papal States
Previous post(s)
  • Archbishop of Rossano (1553)
  • Governor of Fano (1555–1559)
  • Governor of Perugia and Umbria (1559–1560)
  • Apostolic Nuncio to Spain (1565–1572)
  • Apostolic Nuncio to Venice (1573–1577)
  • Governor of Bologna (1576–1577)
  • Papal Legate to Flanders and Cologne (1578–1580)
  • Cardinal-Priest of S. Marcello (1584–1590)
Coat of arms
Other popes named Urban

Paus Urbanus VII ( Latin: Urbanus VIIcode: la is deprecated  ; Itali: Urbano VIIcode: it is deprecated  ; 4 Ogos 1521 - 27 September 1590), dilahirkan Giovanni Battista Castagna, adalah ketua Gereja Katolik, dan pemerintah Negara Paus dari 15 hingga 27 September 1590. Kepausan selama tiga belas hari, beliau adalah yang paling singkat dalam sejarah.

Kematian

Urbanus VII meninggal dunia di Rom pada 27 September 1590, sejurus sebelum tengah malam, akibat malaria . Dia telah memerintah selama 13 hari, Pemerintahan kepausan tersingkat dalam sejarah kepausan. Dia dikebumikan di Vatikan. Liturgi pengebumian disampaikan oleh Pompeo Ugonio . Jenazahnya kemudiannya dipindahkan ke gereja Santa Maria sopra Minerva, pada 21 September 1606.

Harta pusakanya, bernilai 30,000 scudi, telah diwariskan kepada Archconfraternity of the Annunciation, untuk digunakan sebagai mas kahwin untuk gadis muda yang miskin.

Kebalikan syiling 1590 sebagai penghormatan kepada Urban VII dengan menorah dan legenda
SIC•LUCEAT•LUX•VESTRA
(Hendaklah terangmu bercahaya - Mat. 5:16)