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Detail of A Cameo of Pope Blessed Gregory X Date Unknown Artist Unknown Cathedral De Notre Dame Paris France Photographed On 4 September 2007 By Phgcom
Detail of A Cameo of Pope Blessed Gregory X Date Unknown Artist Unknown Cathedral De Notre Dame Paris France Photographed On 4 September 2007 By Phgcom

Pope Blessed Gregory X

Also known as: Teobaldo Visconti; Theobald Visconti

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

January 10

Died

January 10, 1276

Beatified

8 July 1713 by Pope Clement XI (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Pope Blessed Gregory X, also known as Teobaldo Visconti or Theobald Visconti, was born in 1210 in Piacenza, Italy. Little is known about his early life, but he became known for his intelligence and dedication to the Church. He worked for Cardinal Jacopo of Palestrina and eventually became the Archdeacon of Liege, Belgium....