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
Famous quotes containing the words pope and/or gregory:
“Whose laughs are hearty, tho’ his jests are coarse,
And loves you best of all things—but his horse.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“Well, there’s no one at all, they do be saying, but is deserving of some punishment from the very minute of his birth.”
—Augusta, Lady Gregory (1859–1932)