Pope Sixtus V (7360 bytes)
1: ...r 13]], [[1521]] - [[August 27]], [[1590]]) was [[pope]] from [[1585]] to [[1590]].
3: ...phase (1576-80) was enlarged after Peretti became Pope and could clear buildings to open four new street...
7: ...mpletion of the dome of St Peter's; the loggia of Sixtus in the [[St. John Lateran|Lateran]]; the chapel o...
9: But Sixtus had no appreciation of antiquity: the [[Trajan's ...
11: ... administrative system of the church owed much to Sixtus. He limited the [[College of Cardinals]] to seven...

Pope Sixtus II (1090 bytes)
1: ...]], [[257]] to [[August 6]], [[258]], following [[Pope Stephen I|Stephen I]] as bishop of [[Rome]] in 25...
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8: Predecessor=[[Pope Stephen I|Saint Stephen I]]|
9: Successor=[[Pope Dionysius|Saint Dionysius]]}}
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Pope Sixtus IV (6960 bytes)
1: ...]] to 1484, essentially a Renaissance prince, the Sixtus of the [[Sistine Chapel]] where the team of artis...
3: ...ca'' 1477 (fresco) (Vatican Museums)''</center></div>
5: ...s made a [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] by [[Pope Paul II]].
7: ...and I of Naples]] with a French prince, which the Pope as a princely strategist could not permit.
9: ... force Sixtus to make peace, an act which annoyed Sixtus immensely.

Pope Sixtus I (926 bytes)
1: ...cal foundation for such a belief. His successor [[Pope Telesphorus|Telesphorus]] is the first whom the w...
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4: Predecessor=[[Pope Alexander I|Saint Alexander I]]|
5: Successor=[[Pope Telesphorus|Saint Telesphorus]]}}
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Pope Sixtus III (1378 bytes)
1: '''Sixtus III''' (d. [[440]]) was [[pope]] from [[July 31]], [[432]] to [[August 18]], [[4...
3: ... that council the debate over Christ's human and divine natures turned on whether Mary could be called...
7: He also maintained the rights of the pope over [[Illyria]] and the position of the archbish...
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10: Predecessor=[[Pope Celestine I|Saint Celestine I]]|

Pope (31136 bytes)
3: ...040128-1_v8127-12-cheneypope-515h.jpg|thumb|250px|Pope John Paul II has reigned since 22 Oct 1978.]]
4: ...de consider each pope to be [[Jesus]]' representative on [[Earth]].
6: ... Pontificate since [[Adrian VI]], who was briefly pope in 1522-23.
8: ==Other Popes==
9: ...urch, or to confusion as to who is the legitimate Pope at the time (see [[Western Schism|Papal Schism]])...

Pope Pius VI (7133 bytes)
1: ...mber 27]], [[1717]] - [[August 29]], [[1799]]), [[pope]] from [[1775]] to [[1799]], was born at [[Cesena...
3: [[Image:Popepiusvi.jpeg|thumb|right|Pius VI, portrait by Pompe...
6: ...w]], Braschi went to [[Ferrara]] and became the private
10: won him the esteem of [[Pope Benedict XIV]], who appointed him as one
13: of the [[apostolic chamber]] by [[Pope Clement XIII]]. Those who suffered

Pope Lucius I (1725 bytes)
1: '''Lucius I''' was [[pope]] for eight months ([[253]]-[[254]]).
3: ... which caused the banishment of his predecessor [[Pope Cornelius]], and he also was banished soon after ...
6: ...s having been in agreement with his predecessor [[Pope Cornelius]] in preferring the milder view on allo...
10: ...Zealand]]. It is among the few relics to have survived the [[Reformation]] in Denmark.
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Pope Telesphorus (1739 bytes)
1: '''Telesphorus''' was [[Pope]] from about [[126]] to about [[137]]. His pontif...
3: ...tron saint of the order since he is claimed have lived on [[Mount Carmel]] as a [[hermit]].
6: ...ary of Popes.'' (1986). Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
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9: Predecessor=[[Pope Sixtus I|Saint Sixtus I]]|

Pope Clement I (2633 bytes)
1: ...r the third or fourth [[pope]], before or after [[Pope Anacletus|Anacletus]]. He is also considered one ...
7: In art, Saint Clement can be recognized as a pope with an anchor and fish. Sometimes there is an ad...
14: ...early Christian romance or [[novel]] that has survived in at least two different versions, known as th...
20: {{Pope|
21: Predecessor=[[Pope Anacletus|Saint Anacletus]]|

Pope Nicholas IV (2095 bytes)
1: ...[[Pope Martin IV]], and succeeded [[Pope Honorius IV]]. after a ten-months' vacancy in the papacy.
3: ...The loss of [[Akko|Acre]] in [[1291]] stirred the pope to renewed enthusiasm for a [[crusade]]. He sent...
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10: Predecessor=[[Pope Honorius IV|Honorius IV]]|
11: Successor=[[Pope Celestine V|Saint Celestine V]]}}

Pope Lucius II (1799 bytes)
1: ...al Orso''''' (d. [[February 15]], [[1145]]) was [[pope]] from [[March 12]], [[1144]] until his death.
3: ...rpose of protecting Innocent II against the [[Antipope Anacletus II]]. Innocent II appointed him papal c...
5: ... republic at [[Rome]] which sought to deprive the pope of his temporal power, and by the recognition of ...
9: ...hich practically took all temporal power from the pope during the pontificate of Innocent II and was dis...
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Pope Evaristus (1227 bytes)
1: '''Evaristus''' was [[Pope]] from about [[98]] to [[105]] ([[99]] to [[108]]...
5: {{Pope|
6: Predecessor=[[Pope Clement I|Saint Clement I]]|
7: Successor=[[Pope Alexander I|Saint Alexander I]]}}
9: [[Category:Popes|Evaristus]]

Pope Anicetus (2029 bytes)
1: ...ged [[Polycarp]], a disciple of Saint [[John the Divine]], visited the Roman Church. Polycarp and Anic...
5: ...[heresy]] by forbidding [[Montanism]]. He also actively opposed the [[Gnostic]]s and [[Marcionism]]. A...
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8: Predecessor=[[Pope Pius I|Saint Pius I]]|
9: Successor=[[Pope Soter|Saint Soter]]}}

Pope Paul I (2061 bytes)
1: '''Paul I''' was [[Pope]] from [[757]]-[[767]].
4: his brother, [[Pope Stephen II]], in negotiations with the Lombard ki...
7: ...a continuation of the late pope's policy. The new pope's reign was dominated by his relations to the [[F...
10: ...is double-dealing. Later, however, Pepin gave the pope some support and acted as arbiter between the Rom...
12: ...eror would send an armament against Rome; and he lived in continual dread lest Byzantine machinations ...

Pope Gelasius II (1819 bytes)
1: ...nni Coniulo''''' (d. [[January 29]], [[1119]]), [[pope]] from [[January 24]], [[1118]] to [[January 29]]...
3: ...hop of Braga, as antipope under the name of [[Antipope Gregory VIII|Gregory VIII]].
5: ... arrived at [[Marseilles]] in October. He was received with great enthusiasm at [[Avignon]], [[Montpel...
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8: Predecessor=[[Pope Paschal II|Paschal II]]|

Pope Paul II (3228 bytes)
1: ...y 23]], [[1418]] - [[March 22]], [[1471]]), was [[pope]] from [[1464]] to [[1471]].
3: ... in [[1418]], and was a nephew of [[Pope Eugenius IV]].
5: ...elected pope on [[August 30]], 1464, to succeed [[Pope Pius II]].
10: ...f having participated in a conspiracy against the pope, and was
17: ...f Podebrady]] of [[Bohemia]], was rejected by the pope, and prosecuted as a [[heresy|heretic]] because h...

Alexander Pope (5463 bytes)
1: [[Image:AlexanderPope.jpg|framed|Alexander Pope]]
3: '''Alexander Pope''' ([[May 21]], [[1688]] &ndash; [[May 30]], [[17...
7: ...other scholars attacked Pope's edition, incurring Pope's wrath and inspiring the first version of his sa...
9: Pope directly addressed the major religious, political...
11: Pope also wrote the famous epitaph for [[Sir Isaac New...

Pope Dionysius (1295 bytes)
1: ...not been verified. To Dionysius, who was elected pope in 259 after the persecution of [[Emperor Valeria...
3: ... the edict of toleration. Dionysius is the first pope who is not listed as a martyr. He died on [[Dece...
7: {{Pope|
8: Predecessor=[[Pope Sixtus II|Saint Sixtus II]]|
9: Successor=[[Pope Felix I|Saint Felix I]]}}

Pope Fabian (3035 bytes)
1: '''Saint Fabian''' (died [[250]]), [[pope]] and [[martyr]], was chosen
2: ...20]] [[250]], and was buried in the catacomb of [[Pope Callixtus I|Callixtus]], where a memorial has bee...
8: ...s fabricas per cymiteria fieri praecepit''. ("He divided these regions into deaconships and made seven...
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13: Predecessor=[[Pope Anterus|Saint Anterus]]|

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