Pope Gregory X
Blessed Pope Gregory X (ca. 1210 – 10 January 1276), born Tedaldo Visconti, was Pope from 1271 to 1276. He was elected at the conclusion of a papal election that ran from 1268 to 1271, the longest papal election in the history of the Roman Catholic Church.
Read more about Pope Gregory X: Biography, Diplomatic Communications With Mongols
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“Did some more sober critic come abroad?
If wrong, I smil’d; if right, I kiss’d the rod.”
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