Last Years
Pope Gregory XIV granted and bestowed him the title of Librarian of the Vatican. In 1589, he assisted in the establishment of the English College, at Valladolid in Spain. He took part in four Conclaves of the Church, although his influence diminished after the failure of the Armada. Before his death in Rome, he appeared to had changed his mind about the wisdom of Jesuit politics in Rome and in England. Certainly, his political activities give grounds and cause for Elizabeth and Elizabeth's government to regard the English seminaries in the Continent in Europe as hotbeds of treason.
Allen continued to base and reside himself at the English College, Rome, until his death. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, he, as a Cardinal, had lived in poverty, and died, in debt, at Rome on 16 October 1594. He was buried in the Chapel of the Holy Trinity adjoining the College.
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