Sixtus V

American  

noun

1. Felice Peretti, 1521–90, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1585–90.

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Sixtus V British  

noun

1. original name Felice Peretti. 1520–90, Italian ecclesiastic; pope (1585–90). He is noted for vigorous administrative reforms that contributed to the Counter-Reformation

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Example Sentences

The monks received written permission from Pope Sixtus V for holding a year-end Mass as part of the celebration of the birth of Christ.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2023

The online Catholic magazine Crux noted that five popes — Pius V, Sixtus V, Clement XIII, Paul V and Clement IX — are interred in that basilica.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2023

In 1588 Pope Sixtus V attached the penalty of excommunication to abortion in his “Papal Bull,” an official letter from the pope.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2016

From 1586, when Pope Sixtus V reorganized the college, the traditional membership had been fixed at 70.

From Time Magazine Archive

From 1570, when Pope Sixtus V issued his bull of deposition against Queen Elizabeth, to 1590, great numbers of scurrilous pamphlets attacking the Queen and the Reformed church had been disseminated by Jesuit refugees.

From Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I by Spenser, Edmund