Guido Pepoli
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Guido Pepoli (May 6, 1560 – June 1599) was an Italian
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. He was ordained by
Pope Sixtus V Pope Sixtus V (; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), 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 h ...
on December 20, 1589 and held office of Treasurer of His Holiness. From January 15, 1590 to February 6, 1592 he was Cardinal-Deacon of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, in Rome, and, later, Cardinal-Deacon of
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, in Rome, until January 8, 1596. Then, succeeding to Cardinal Costanzo da Sarnano, he was ordained Cardinal-Priest of S. Pietro in Montorio, in Rome, until he died, in June 1599, at 39 years old.


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16th-century Italian cardinals 1560 births 1599 deaths {{Italy-RC-cardinal-stub