Sixtus V, (Felice Peretti) (1520-12-13 - 1590-08-27)

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 4340
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-4596)
Name
(Felice Peretti) Sixtus V
Title
Pope
Gender
Male
Denomination
Catholic
Lived
b. 1520-12-13 d. 1590-08-27 (new)
Linked Sermons
Associated Places
Source of Data

Lucy Underwood

Biographical Sources Consulted

J.N.D. Kelly, A Dictionary of Popes (2nd. ed) (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010 [online edn.])

Other note

Noted for re-establishing law and order in the Papal States, with considerable harshness. Also promoted Catholic renewal movements in building and scholarship, remodelling Rome as a Baroque city.

GEMMS record created
March 24, 2024
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024