Pope Innocent IX
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Pope Innocent IX, born Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 October to 30 December 1591.
Portrait after Hieronymus Wierix, early 17th century
Portrait engraving of Innocent IX by Agostino Carracci, 1591
Medal of Innocent IX (1591).
Tomb of Innocent IX in the Vatican Grottoes.
University of Bologna
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The University of Bologna is a public research university in Bologna, Italy. It is the oldest university in continuous operation in the world, and the first degree-awarding institution of higher learn
Pope Innocent IX
…by a historian in 1906, who confused Novara (in Piedmont) with Nogara (in Verona) when interpreting ecclesiastical records. Facchinetti studied at the University of Bologna - which was pre-eminent in jurisprudence — where he obtained a doctorate in both civil and canon law in 1544. He was later ordained to the priesthood…
The entry of students in the Natio Germanica Bononiae, the nation of German students at Bologna; miniature of 1497.
Archiginnasio, main seat of the University between 1563 and 1803
University Library in the Palazzo Poggi
Interior view of the Porticum and Loggia of the Royal Spanish College