Editing Pope Clement VIII (section)

==Early life==
He was baptized on 4 March at the cathedral of Fano. He was from a [[Florence|Florentine]] family, son of [[Silvestro Aldobrandini]] and Lesa Deti, and followed his father as a [[canon law]]yer, becoming an [[Auditor (ecclesiastical)|Auditor]] (judge) of the [[Roman Rota]], the highest [[ecclesiastical court]] constituted by the [[Holy See]].<ref>''See'' [[Pope John Paul II|John Paul II]], ap. con. ''Pastor Bonus'' art. 121, 80 Acta Apostolicae Sedis 841 (1988) (noting that the [[Apostolic Signatura]] is the supreme tribunal).</ref> He was only ordained as a priest on 31 December 1580 at the age of 45 and became pope on 2 February 1592 when he was not yet 56. He was an effective, if sometimes rigorous, administrator.