Pope Sixtus V

Pope Sixtus V
Bishop of Rome
Sixtus V depicted in an anonymous 17th century painting, exhibited in the Albi Cathedral
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	24 April 1585
Papacy ended	27 August 1590
Predecessor	Gregory XIII
Successor	Urban VII
Orders
Ordination	1547
Consecration	12 January 1567 by Antonio Lauro
Created cardinal	17 May 1570 by Pius V
Personal details
Born	Felice Piergentile, then Felice Peretti (1521-12-13)13 December 1521 Grottammare, Papal States
Died	27 August 1590(1590-08-27) (aged 68) Rome, Papal States
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Fermo (1571–1577) Bishop of Sant'Agata de' Goti (1566–1571) Cardinal-Priest of San Girolamo dei Croati (1570–1585)
Motto	Aqua et panis, vita canis (Water and bread are a dog’s life)[1]
Signature
Coat of arms
Other popes named Sixtus

Papal styles of Pope Sixtus V
Reference style	His Holiness
Spoken style	Your Holiness
Religious style	Holy Father
Posthumous style	None

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 from 24 April 1585 to his death, in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order, where he displayed talents as a scholar and preacher, and enjoyed the patronage of Pius V, who made him a cardinal. As a cardinal, he was known as Cardinal Montalto.

As Pope, he energetically rooted out corruption and lawlessness across Rome, and launched a far-sighted rebuilding programme that continues to provoke controversy, as it involved the destruction of antiquities. The cost of these works was met by heavy taxation which caused much suffering. His foreign policy was regarded as over-ambitious, and he excommunicated both Queen Elizabeth I of England and King Henry IV of France. He is recognized as a significant figure of the Counter-Reformation. He is the most recent pope to date to take on the pontifical name "Sixtus".