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Pope Sixtus V
(
Latin
:
Sixtus Quintus
; 13 December 1520 ? 27 August 1590),
[1]
born
Felice Peretti di Montalto
, was an
Italian
priest of the
Roman Catholic Church
and the
228th
Pope
from 1585 to 1590.
[2]
Felice Peretti was born in December 15250 at
Grottammare
[3]
in the province of
Ascoli Piceno
.
[4]
In 1547, Peretti was
ordained
.
[3]
Peretti became a
Franciscan
; and in 1560, he became Apostolic
vicar
of his order.
[3]
In 1565,
Pope Pius IV
assigned Peretti to work with Cardinal Buoncompagni (who would become
Pope Gregory XIII
); but they did not work well together.
[4]
In 1566
Pope Pius V
made Peretti
Bishop
of Sant' Agata dei Goti in the Kingdom of Naples.
[3]
In 1570, Peretti was raised to the rank of
cardinal
.
[3]
After the election of Gregory XIII, Peretti withdrew from public activities.
[4]
Cardinal di Montalto was elected pope in 1585; and he chose the name Sixtus V.
[5]
During the reign of Sixtus V, the dome of
St Peter's Basilica
was completed;. The external dome was covered with lead and the bands were covered with bronze gilt.
[6]
A building for the Vatican Library was constructed.
[5]
The investment in public works included the loggia of Sixtus in the
Basilica of St. John Lateran
; the chapel of the Praesepe in
Santa Maria Maggiore
; additions and repairs to the
Quirinal Palace
,
Lateran Palace
and
Vatican Palace
; the erection of four obelisks (including the one in the
Piazza of St Peter's
; the opening of six streets; and the restoration of the aqueduct of Severus (
Acqua Felice
).
[4]
Coat of arms of Sixtus V
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