Alessandro Ludovisi

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Alessandro Ludovisi, later known as Pope Gregory XV, was a 17th-century Italian pope noted for centralizing papal elections and founding the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith.

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Alessandro Ludovisi canonical 7

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instanceOf Catholic priest
Italian person
human
pope
appointedCardinalBy Pope Paul V
birthDate 1554-01-09
birthName Alessandro Ludovisi
birthPlace Bologna
Papal States
burialPlace Rome
St. Peter's Basilica
canonized no
countryOfCitizenship Papal States
deathDate 1623-07-08
deathPlace Papal States
Rome
education University of Bologna
era Counter-Reformation
familyName Ludovisi
linked to: Borghese
fieldOfStudy canon law
civil law
founded Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
givenName Alessandro
hasPapalName Pope Gregory XV
implemented centralized procedures for papal conclaves
languageSpoken Latin
memberOf College of Cardinals
nativeLanguage Italian
nobleFamily Ludovisi family
notableFor centralizing papal elections
founding the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
occupation canon lawyer
cardinal
diplomat
pope
papacyEnd 1623
papacyStart 1621
papalNumber Pope Gregory XV
papalPredecessor Pope Paul V
papalSuccessor Pope Urban VIII
positionHeld Apostolic Nuncio to Savoy
Archbishop of Bologna
Cardinal
Pope
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
strengthened central authority of the Holy See
supported Catholic missions worldwide

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Pope Gregory XV birthName Alessandro Ludovisi
Alessandro Ludovisi birthName Alessandro Ludovisi
Ludovisi family hasNotableMember Alessandro Ludovisi
Pope Gregory XV birthName Alessandro Ludovisi
subject linked to: Ludovisi family
House of Ludovisi hasMember Alessandro Ludovisi
Pope Gregory XV birthName Alessandro Ludovisi
subject linked to: House of Ludovisi
Alessandro Ludovisi name Alessandro Ludovisi
subject linked to: Cardinal Alessandro Ludovisi