Pope SixtusV (r. 1585–1590) created 33 new cardinals in eight consistories: Alessandro Peretti di Montalto, grand-nephew of the Pope – cardinal-deacon...
Pope SixtusV (Italian: Sisto V; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States...
of his pontificate, Sixtus turned to temporal issues and dynastic considerations. Sixtus IV sought to strengthen his position by surrounding himself with...
(r. 1939–1958) created 56 cardinals in two consistories. On both occasions Pius tried to bring the membership of the College of Cardinals to 70, the maximum...
established by Pope SixtusV in 1586, but it only reached 74 because Cardinal José María Caro Rodríguez of Chile died before the consistory. When he created these...
The Vatican itself refers to the building as the Palace of SixtusV, in honor of Pope SixtusV, who built most of the present form of the palace. The building...
set by Pope SixtusV in 1586. In 1927, he accepted a cardinal's resignation, the only one to occur in the 20th century. The cardinals he created included...
his abuse of the practice of creatingcardinals in pectore, without publishing their names. Eager to raise new cardinals to increase the number who were...
veneration of the saint's relics. Cardinalscreatedby Pius V List of popes List of Catholic saints Pope Saint Pius V, patron saint archive Canonici regolari...
newly discovered lands in the Americas. Cardinalscreatedby Nicholas V Ludwig von Pastor Sicut Dudum "Nicholas V | Vatican Library & Dum Diversas | Britannica"...
The College of Cardinals, more formally called the Sacred College of Cardinals, is the body of all cardinals of the Catholic Church. As of 8 June 2024...
Antonio Colonna, which brought the support of the younger cardinals appointed by the late Sixtus. Castagna, a seasoned diplomat of moderation and proven...
order. In 1586, Pope SixtusV had mandated that the maximum number of cardinals be seventy. Of these, the College of Cardinals had sixty-nine total members...
should be corrected by it. Three months later, in August, SixtusV died. Nine days after the death of SixtusV, the College of Cardinals suspended the sale...
bull issued by Pope SixtusV on 22 January 1588. The constitution reorganized the Roman Curia, establishing permanent congregations of cardinals to advise...
known as the Cappella Magna ('Great Chapel'), it takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Since that time, it has served...
by the king of Spain and the duke of Mayenne, he excommunicated Henry IV of France on 1 March 1591, reiterating the 1585 declaration of Pope SixtusV...
theologian. He was in the city during its siege by Henry of Navarre. Upon the death of Pope SixtusV in 1590, the Count of Olivares wrote to King Philip...
in Rome, until it was stopped by papal bull in 1511. In 1571, the heads of both families married nieces of Pope SixtusV. Thereafter, historians recorded...
Sixtus IV finally created him cardinal deacon of Ss. Vito e Modesto on 17 March 1484. Ascanio entered Rome on 23 August of the same year. Pope Sixtus...
He was canonised on 14 April 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV and declared a Doctor of the Church in 1588 by Pope SixtusV, becoming known as the "Seraphic Doctor"...
College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, nephew of the late Pope, and Cardinal Borgia, the Vice-Chancellor, visited a number of cardinals and secured...
Montorio, in Rome, until he died, in June 1599, at 39 years old. "CardinalsCreatedbySixtusV (1587-9)". "cardP". www.araldicavaticana.com. Retrieved 2018-03-15...
created 53 cardinals in six consistories during his pontificate; he named his two nephews Pietro and Cinzio Passeri as cardinals. Notable cardinals named...
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