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Name:
Pope Sixtus V
Born: Felice Peretti
Preceded by: Gregory XIII (1572 - 1585)
Succeeded by: Urban VII (1590)
Roman Catholic Pope #228
Dates:
Born: December 13, 1521 (Italy)
Died: August 27, 1590
Pope: April 24, 1585 - August 27, 1590 (5 years)
Biography:
While still a preist, Perettie was a fiery opponent of the Protestant Reformation and
his work was directly supported by powerful figures in the Church, including Cardinal
Carafa (later Pope Paul IV), Cardinal Ghislieri (later Pope Pius V), and St. Ignatius
of Loyola. As pope, he continued his efforts to defeat Protestantism by sanctioning
Philip II of Spain's plans to invade England and restore it to Catholicism, but that
endeavor ended in a humiliating defeat for the Spanish Armada.
Other work by Sixtus was, however, more successful. Though is methods were violent, he did manage to bring peace to the Papal States by eliminating groups of bandits (and by executing thousands of them). He greatly enlarged the teasury by collecting new taxes and selling various offices, he built or refurbished numerous churches throughout Rome, rebuilt the Lateran palace, finished construction of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, and he erected many new monuments and buildings.
His administrative reforms were also signifiant. He set the maximum number of cardinals at 70, a number which did not change until the pontificate of John XXIII. He also reorganized the Curia and those changes were not amended until Second Vatican Council.
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