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Your answer was: Pope Urban VII. |
Answer: Pope Urban VII was the shortest-reigning pope in history, and only reigned for 13 days. He was elected as leader of the Catholic Church on 14 September 1590 and died of malaria on 27 September 1590 in Rome before his coronation. Urban VII’s death occurred just two weeks after the death of his predecessor, Pope Sixtus V. In addition to having the shortest papal tenure in history, Pope Urban VII made a historical decision during his time as pope: the first ban on smoking in history. The law made smoking in a church punishable by ex-communication, and remained in effect until 1724, when it was repealed by Pope Benedict XIII who was a smoker. 
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