Pope Sixtus II (Greek: Πάπας Σίξτος Β΄), also written as Pope Xystus II, was bishop of Rome from 31 August 257 until his death on 6 August 258. He was...

Church. For the remainder of his pontificate, Sixtus turned to temporal issues and dynastic considerations. Sixtus IV sought to strengthen his position by surrounding...

Sixto. Pope Sixtus I (115/116–125) Pope Sixtus II (257–258) Pope Sixtus III (432–440) Pope Sixtus IV (1471–1484) Pope Sixtus V (1585–1590) Sixtus of Reims...

election to the papacy on 24 April 1585, with the title of Sixtus V to honour Pope Sixtus IV, also a Franciscan like himself. One of the things that commended...

Stephen I (Saint), elected 12 May 254 and martyred 2 August 257 Pope Sixtus II (Saint), elected 30 August 257 and martyred 6 August 258 Pope Dionysius...

The Sixtus Affair (German: Sixtus-Affäre, Hungarian: Sixtus-ügy) was a failed attempt by Emperor Charles I of Austria to conclude a negotiated peace with...

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2023-02-14. They include Innocent VII, Nicholas V, Pius II, Sixtus IV, Alexander VI, Julius II and Leo X. Innocent VII, patron of Leonardo Bruni, is considered...

ISBN 978-0-7524-6662-0. Pierce 1996, pp. 314–315 The Complete Peerage, v. XII p. II, p. 393 "Margaret Pole". Tudor History. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "1541:...

Poulengy. Meanwhile, she was summoned to Nancy under safe conduct by Charles II, Duke of Lorraine, who had heard about Joan during her stay at Vaucouleurs...

One exception was Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, who was twice excommunicated by the Pope during a Crusade. Frederick II ignored this and was moderately...

popes of that name. Pope Sixtus I was also the sixth Pope after Peter, leading to questions as to whether the name "Sixtus" is derived from sextus, Latin...

Anterus, Fabian, Lucius I, Sixtus II, Alexander I, Eutychian, and Miltiades. A long inscription made in the period of Pope Sixtus III (around 440) outside...

the world. It was founded by the papal bull, Ratione congruit, issued by Sixtus V in 1585, which invoked two saints prominent in Western musical history:...

chronicled that her body lay undisturbed in Sicily for 400 years, before Faroald II, Duke of Spoleto, captured the island and transferred the body to Corfinium...

occurred, and at which Sixtus Henry was also present, leading opposition to his brother's reforms. After the death of Xavier in 1977, Sixtus put forth the claim...

Christ) by Pope Sixtus IV, who referred to him as "verus christianae fidei athleta" ("the true defender of the Christian faith"). Mehmed II assembled a large...

Heinrich Sixtus Xaver Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius, Hungarian: Ferenc József Ottó Róbert Mária Antal Károly Max Heinrich Sixtus Xaver Felix...

Pope Sixtus IV paid a formal visit to the newly restored building on 1 May 1482, and it may be that Giuliano was already in residence then. Sixtus IV died...

be ridiculed and humiliated by Sixtus, actions which later serve as a pretext for the Ottoman invasion of Otranto. Sixtus assumes that Bayezid has been...

of Paul II, who, however, declined his services. Platina threatened vengeance and executed his threat, when at the suggestion of Pope Sixtus IV he later...

(1447–1455) Pope Callixtus III (1455–1458) Pope Pius II (1458–1464) Pope Paul II (1464–1471) Pope Sixtus IV (1471–1484) Pope Innocent VIII (1484–1492) Pope...

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known as the Second Sunday of Easter or (as established by Pope John Paul II), Divine Mercy Sunday. The Catholic Church canonized Kowalska as a saint on...

became pope on 2 November 676, having been selected to succeed Adeodatus II. By that time, Donus was already elderly. Donus expanded the clergy of Rome...

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Retrieved 22 June 2017. Pope John Paul II (19 October 1997). "Apostolic Letter of His Holiness Pope John Paul II. Divini amoris scientia. Saint Therese...

18 February 1981, by Pope John Paul II. They were later canonized saints on 18 October 1987, by Pope John Paul II. These martyrs are additional religious...

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August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the persecution of the Christians that the Roman...