Pope Sixtus V
Italian head of the Catholic Church born in 1521. Significant figure of the Counter-Reformation.
Pope John XXIII
Italian head of the Catholic Church & sovereign of the Vatican State born in 1881. Known as the “Good Pope”.
Pope Leo X
Italian pope & ruler of the Papal states from 1513 to his death in 1521.
Pope Julius III
Italian head of the Catholic Church & ruler of the Papal States from 1550-1555.
Pope Benedict XV
Italian head of the Catholic Church (1914-1922) born in 1854. Known as the “Pope of Missions”.
Pope John Paul I
Italian head of the Catholic Church from 26 August 1978 to his death 33 days later.
Pope Paul V
Italian head of the Catholic Church & ruler of the Papal States from 1605 to his death in 1621.
Pope Leo XIII
Head of Catholic Church from 1878 to his death in 1903. Remembered for his commitment to social justice.
Pope Urban VII
Italian bishop & head of the Catholic Church born in 1521. His 12-day papacy was the shortest in history.
Pope Alexander VII
Italian head of the Catholic Church & ruler of the Papal States from 1655-1667.