Sixtus V was born on December 13, 1520[1], in Grottammare[2]. He died on August 27, 1590[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], transitional deacon[6], and Catholic bishop[7]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,008 views/month, #6,985 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
Date of birth: December 13, 1521[9], December 23, 1521[10], 1520[11]
Depicted by: Pope Sisto V[35], Tomb of Sixtus V[36], Monument to Sixtus V[37], Portrait of Pope Sixtus V[38]
Described by source: BEIC Digital Library[39], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[40], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[43]
Things named for Sixtus V include Fontana dell'Acqua Felice[47], a fountain[48], in Italy[49], founded in 1585[50].
Why It Matters
Sixtus V has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Works attributed to him include Immensa Aeterni Dei[53], an apostolic constitution[54]. Entities named for him include Fontana dell'Acqua Felice[47], a fountain[48], in Italy[49], founded in 1585[50].
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