Felice Peretti , born with Montalto the December 13rd 1520, died in Rome the August 27th 1590, elected pope on May 1st 1585 under the name of Sixth V (known as Sixth Quint ; in Latin Sixtus V or Systus V , in Italian Sisto V ).

Wire of small farmers of the area of Ancône, the Steps, it enters to the conventual Franciscain S. It follows there a career of preacher to his entry in the Inquisition, initially with Venice (of 1557 with 1560) then in Spain, where it belongs following the Légat Boncompagni, future Gregoire XIII. In 1566, it is named general vicar of its kind. It takes then pastoral responsabilities while becoming bishop for Sant' Agata dei Goti then for Fermo.

The April 24th 1585, after the death of Gregoire XIII, it is elected pope. It chooses the name of Sixth V in homage to Sixte IV, another pope franciscain. Little time before, the Conclave had already elected a representative of an order begging in the person for Pie V, Dominicain. The tendency was thus on a return of the great forces the top Moyen-âge to the detriment of those appeared during the catholic Réforme, like the Jesuits.

The pontificate of Quint Sixth accelerates the evolution of the Papal States towards the form of the modern State . This evolution is probably conscious: the pope has in his library a specimen of the Prince of Machiavel. Sixth V initially endeavors to ensure the safety of its States by enacting more severe measurements towards the gangsters. He fights against the local feudal capacities, follows a dynamic policy of public works and employment: the cleansing of the Marshes pontins is also a means of providing work to the many beggars. It increases the Bibliothèque vaticane and makes build the Salle Sixtine by Domenico Fontana. It reorganizes the Roman Curie, creating by the bubble Immensa æterni Dei of the permanent congregations. It presses the impression of a correct edition of the Vulgate , in order to make stopping with the Protestant , but without success. In parallel, it covers favors its Alessandro nephew, cardinal at the 15 years age only.

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