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27th September 1590: Pope Urban VII dies, ending the the shortest papal reign in history

27th September 2017
Tagged as: Catholicism, Europe, Mexico, Papacy, Papal States, Pope, Rome, Smoking, Tobacco, Urban VII, Urban VIII, Vatican

The shortest papacy in history ended after just twelve days following the death of Pope Urban VII, shortly after he introduced Europe’s first smoking ban.

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27th September 1590: Pope Urban VII dies, ending the the shortest papal reign in history

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