• Pope Sixtus III was the bishop of Rome from 31 July 432 to his death on 18 August 440. His ascension to the papacy is associated with a period of increased...
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  • Sixto. Pope Sixtus I (115/116–125) Pope Sixtus II (257–258) Pope Sixtus III (432–440) Pope Sixtus IV (1471–1484) Pope Sixtus V (1585–1590) Sixtus of Reims...
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    Pope Sixtus V (Italian: Sisto V; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States...
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    Pope Sixtus IV (or Xystus IV, Italian: Sisto IV; born Francesco della Rovere; 21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler...
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    has quotations related to Pope Sixtus I. Image of Pope Saint Sixtus as seen on a fresco at Chalivoy-Milon in the Berry. "Sixtus I. (Xystus)" in the Ecumenical...
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    John V, Pope Sisinnius, Pope Constantine, and Pope Gregory III) 4 from Greece (Pope Anacletus, Pope Hyginus, Pope Eleutherius, and Pope Sixtus II) 3 from...
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    or for Pope Celestine I directly. Near the end of the reign of Pope Sixtus III, Leo was dispatched at the request of Emperor Valentinian III to settle...
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  • "Pope St. Deusdedit." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. April 2, 2016 Loughlin, James. "Pope St. Adrian III."...
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    Santa Maria Maggiore (category Burial places of popes)
    relics Popes Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement IX Pope Honorius III (no longer extant) Pope Nicholas IV Pope Paul V Pope St. Pius V Pope Sixtus V Pope Francis...
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    elevated to cardinalate in 1583 by Pope Gregory XIII. Upon the death of Pope Sixtus V, Castagna was elected as pope on 15 September 1590, taking the name...
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    Pope Pius III (Italian: Pio III, Latin: Pius Tertius; 9 May 1439 – 18 October 1503), born Francesco Todeschini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler...
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    sexually active popes, Catholic priests who were not celibate before they became pope, and those who were legally married before becoming pope. Some candidates...
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    The Vatican itself refers to the building as the Palace of Sixtus V, in honor of Pope Sixtus V, who built most of the present form of the palace. The building...
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    Rovere he was made a cardinal by Pope Sixtus IV. After intense politicking by Della Rovere, Cybo was elected pope in 1484. King Ferdinand I of Naples had...
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  • Sixtus (or San Sisto in Italian) may refer to the following: Pope Sixtus I (d. 128) Pope Sixtus II (d. 258), martyr Pope Sixtus III (d. 440) Sixtus of...
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    the period of Pope Sixtus III (around 440) outside the catacomb, in the area of Saints Gaius and Eusebius, might indicate the tomb of Pope Caius and Eusebius;...
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    attributed to Pope Cornelius, bearing the inscription "CORNELIVS MARTYR", also attributed to Filocalus. A plaque placed by Pope Sixtus III (c. 440) lists...
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    become joined by later construction. This baptistery was founded by Pope Sixtus III in 440, perhaps on an earlier structure, for a legend grew up that...
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    Marinus I and Marinus II were mistakenly considered to be Martin II and III. Stephen: Pope-elect Stephen (752) died before being consecrated. He was previously...
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  • September 2010. "Pope Paul IV". Catholic Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2010. "Pope Sixtus V". Catholic...
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    Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (category Burial places of popes)
    reconstruction of the archbasilica before a definitive program of Pope Sixtus V. Sixtus V hired his favorite architect, Domenico Fontana, to supervise much...
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    made an archdeacon through the influence of Emperor Valentinian III. Pope Sixtus III appointed Peter as Bishop of Ravenna circa 433, apparently rejecting...
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    Pope Julius III (Latin: Iulius PP. III; Italian: Giulio III; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the...
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    Pope Paul III (Latin: Paulus III; Italian: Paolo III; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), born Alessandro Farnese, was head of the Catholic Church and...
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    Valley on the Indian subcontinent (approximate date). August 18 – Pope Sixtus III dies after an 8-year reign in which he has resisted heresy and sponsored...
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    problem of necessity of grace. It was written during the reign of Pope Sixtus III (link) and is a step-by step response to Conference XIII of the Conlationes...
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    architecturally most influential baptistery in the Christian West, founded by Pope Sixtus III Parma Baptistery Florence Baptistery, Tuscan Romanesque-style structure...
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    bishop and Pope Urban was located in Catacomb of St. Callistus. While many historians accept this opinion, doubt remains since Pope Sixtus III's list of...
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  • any saints. Pope Sixtus IV canonized six saints. Pope Innocent VIII canonized two saint. Alexander VI canonized one saint. Pope Pius III did not canonize...
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    threatened vengeance and executed his threat, when at the suggestion of Pope Sixtus IV he later wrote his Vitæ Pontificum Platinæ historici liber de vita...
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