# Pope Gregory XIII - Pope

URL: https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-gregory-xiii
Pontificate: 13 May 1572 – 10 April 1585
Number in the papal list: 226
Born-Died: 1502 - 1585-04-10
Papal era: Counter-Reformation
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Gregory_XIII

Subject and later the sovereign of the Papal States. Built the Gregorian Chapel in the Vatican.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Pope Pius V](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-pius-v)
- Next in list: [Pope Sixtus V](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-sixtus-v)

## Timeline events during this pontificate
- 1572 - [St Bartholomew's Day massacre](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1572-st-bartholomew-s-day-massacre)
- 1573 - [Warsaw Confederation](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1573-warsaw-confederation)
- 1582 - [Gregorian calendar](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1582-gregorian-calendar)
- 1582 - [Matteo Ricci in China](https://christianity-history.com/timeline/1582-matteo-ricci-in-china)