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Obv. Bust of Pope Sixtus, facing r., wearing cope. Sixtus was a Franciscan, and wears the greater tonsure. St. Francis of Assisi holding up the collapsing walls of the Lateran Basilica (according to the dream of Pope Innocent III, recorded in the Life of St. Francis) Sixtus V restored the building. Spink, #768.
The Holy See Pontiffs Sixtus V [ AR - DE - EN ... Sixtus V 227th Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 24.IV, 1.V.1585: End Pontificate:
Dec 13, 2018 · Pope Sixtus V, whose five-year reign was one of the most effective of any pontiff in history, was born Felice Peretti on this day in 1521 in Grottammare, a coastal resort in the Marche region that was then part of the Papal States. Succeeding Pope Gregory XIII in 1585, Sixtus V inherited an administration that was riddled with corruption and a ...
Works about Sixtus [ edit] "A Memorable Pope" in Littell's Living Age, 115 (1489) " Pope Sixtus V ," in Catholic Encyclopedia, (ed.) by Charles G. Herbermann and others, New York: The Encyclopaedia Press (1913) " Sixtus ," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and ...
Jan 27, 2024 · Pope Sixtus V or Xystus V (13 December 1521 27 August 1590), born Felice Peretti di Montalto, ruled from 24 April 1585 to his death in 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order, where he displayed talents as a scholar and preacher, and enjoyed the patronage of Pius V, who made him a cardina
The complex of the Quattro Fontane (Four Fountains) was built under Pope Sixtus V (1585-1590) on the Quirinal Hill to highlight the important intersection between Strada Pia (the present-day Via XX Settembre and Via del Quirinale) and Strada Felice (now Via Quattro Fontane and Via Sistina).
Sixtus V removed this magnificently-frescoed shrine to what has become a grimy traffic island. As an approach to the chapel, Sixtus moved from the Lateran Palace the Scala Santa, the stair. case which Jesus is believed to have ascended to Pontius Pilate's palace in Jerusalem, and according to tradition, was brought to Rome by St. Helena herself.
