Son of Cristoforo Boncompagni and Angela Marescalchi, he became pope in 1572. He fathered a son before entering an ecclesiastical career. He introduced the Gregorian calendar, still in use today.
GREGORIUS XIII
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Son of Cristoforo Boncompagni and Angela Marescalchi, he became pope in 1572. He fathered a son before entering an ecclesiastical career. He introduced the Gregorian calendar, still in use today.