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Pope Sixtus I (Greek: Σίξτος), also spelled Xystus, a Roman of Greek descent, [1] was the bishop of Rome from c. 117 or 119 to his death c. 126 or 128. [2] He succeeded Alexander I and was in turn succeeded by Telesphorus .
Nicknamed the 'Warrior Pope' or the 'Fearsome Pope'. Nephew of Sixtus IV; convened the Fifth Council of the Lateran (1512). Took control of all the Papal States for the first time. Became Pope in the context of the Italian Wars, a period in which the major powers of Europe fought for primacy in the Italian peninsula.
Pedro Berruguete, Portrait of Sixtus IV (c. 1500), oil on canvas, 70.2×51.4 cm, Cleveland Museum of Art. Pope Sixtus IV (or Xystus IV, [1] Italian: Sisto IV; born Francesco della Rovere; 21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 until his death.
Sixtus IV: Threatens to excommunicate all captains or pirates who enslave Christians 1478 (November 1) Exigit sinceræ devotionis: Authorized Ferdinand and Isabella to appoint inquisitors which created the Spanish Inquisition. [122] 1481 (April 8) Cogimur jubente altissimo: Calls for a crusade against the Ottoman Empire. [123] 1481 (June 21 ...
Pope Lucius I (Saint), elected 25 June 253 and martyred 5 March 254 [4] Pope Stephen I (Saint), elected 12 May 254 and martyred 2 August 257 [4] [1] Pope Sixtus II (Saint), elected 30 August 257 and martyred 6 August 258 [4] Pope Dionysius (Saint), elected 22 July 259 after year of persecutions and died 26 December 268, martyred [4]
Sixtus is a Roman name, a corruption of the Greek name "Ξυστος", meaning "polished", and originally Latinized "Xystus". Its Spanish form is Sixto . Popes
The present chapel, on the site of the Cappella Maggiore, was designed by Baccio Pontelli for Pope Sixtus IV, for whom it is named, and built under the supervision of Giovannino de Dolci between 1473 and 1481. [1] The proportions of the present chapel appear to closely follow those of the original.
The 1585 papal conclave (21–24 April), convoked after the death of Pope Gregory XIII, elected Cardinal Felice Peretti Montalto (O.F.M.Conv), who took the name Sixtus V. Forty-two of the sixty cardinals participated in the conclave. The absence of thirty percent of the cardinalate makes this conclave one of the most sparsely attended in the ...