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Pope Sixtus V bestowed on Saint Bonaventure the title 'Angelic and Seraphic Doctor of the Church' in recognition of his unfathomable love for God and outstanding theological writings.

Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Thomas Aquinas as the greatest Doctors of the Church by Pope Sixtus V. Born in Tuscany, Italy in 1221, he entered the Franciscan Order in 1243 and was chosen as minister-general in 1256.

National Newsbits for July 15, 2014

Nussdorfer's focus is on Rome's city notaries, known as the Capitoline notaries, and she explores the impact of Sixtus V's decision in 1586 to transform an open and weakly-organized notarial profession into a group of thirty venal officeholders serving the tribunal of the senator.

Laurie Nussdorfer. Brokers of Public Trust. Notaries in Early Modern Rome

It is likely that the obelisk which most inspired the Washington Monument was the one re-erected by Pope Sixtus V in 1589 in Rome's Piazza del Popolo.

Obelisk: A History

In 1585, Pope Sixtus V decided to make an urban and architectural move that had been under consideration for over a century.

The Egyptians used 8,362 men to erect an obelisk--not including the 900 who died

The Holy Office and the Congregation for the Index were not comparable in power or status, and to describe them as "the two supreme Congregations" (702, my italics) is to present a travesty of the truth (compare Sixtus V's apostolic constitution Immensa aeterni Dei, of 22 January 1588).

Gigliola Fragnito, ed. Church, Censorship and Culture in Early Modern Italy

The stage machinery in the court masque The Temple of Love can be directly related to the spectacular wedding entertainment with singers and performers, which was given by Pope Sixtus V's nephew on February 8, 1614.

Grand tour through the ages and the Italian connection; The Evolution of the Grand Tour. By Edward Chaney (Frank Cass, pounds 45). Reviewed by Richard Edmonds

Twenty years later, Pope Sixtus V added Saint Bonaventure.

Preferred providers; how the church chooses its Doctors

Pope Sixtus V, doubtful of the Armada's success, suspended judgement.

Brags and Boasts: Propaganda in the Year of the Armada

Jean Lionnet has recently demonstrated that this was surely happening during the reigns of Paul V (1605--21) and Urban VIII (1623--44).(6) According to the documents that are the subject of the present article, this practice should be shifted back to the vespri segreti of Sixtus V (1585--90).

On a continuo organ part attributed to Palestrina

Thomas Aquinas, no less, this position held until 1588, when Sixtus V outlawed it.

What happened to original sin?

Philip II, unable to account for the fact that his messages were being read, complained to Pope Sixtus V (1521-1590) that the French were using sorcery and ought to suffer ecclesiastical punishment as a result.

Cryptanalysis