Pope Sixtus V, 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.
Sixtus V depicted in an anonymous 17th century painting, exhibited in the Albi Cathedral
Portrait of Sixtus V in the Vatican Museums
Pope's Cabinet at Stourhead, built for Sixtus V
Sixtus V in an engraving of Pietro Facchetti (1585)
Pope Pius V, OP, born Antonio Ghislieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 January 1566 to his death, in May 1572. He is venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church. He is chiefly notable for his role in the Council of Trent, the Counter-Reformation, and the standardization of the Roman Rite within the Latin Church, known as Tridentine mass. Pius V declared Thomas Aquinas a Doctor of the Church.
Portrait by Bartolomeo Passarotti, 1566
Pius V by Palma il Giovane.
Portrait by Scipione Pulzone, c. 1572
The body of Pius V in his tomb in Santa Maria Maggiore
