Timeline Wednesday 24 April 1585

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Wednesday 24 April 1585

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Events on Wednesday 24 April 1585 1

1585 Sixtus V elected pope Felice Peretti becomes pope The College of Cardinals elected Felice Peretti as Pope Sixtus V. His pontificate was marked by efforts to restore papal finances, major building projects in Rome, and vigorous suppression of banditry in the Papal States.

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