Sixtus IV
Also known as Pope Sixtus IV, Francesco della Rovere
pope of the Catholic Church from 1471 to 1484
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Sixtus IV was the head of the Catholic Church from 1471 until his death in 1484. He is historically significant as a pope during an important period of the late medieval Church, though the specific details of his impact depend on which of his many actions and policies are emphasized.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1414
- Died
- 1484
- Works
- 15
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- Taxe de la Chancellerie romaine, ou, La banque du pape
- Tractatus de futuris christianorum triumphis in saracenos
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- Paulo .ij. Veneto pontifici maximo F. tituli Sancti Petri ad vi[n]cula S.R.E. presbiteri cardinalis De sangui[n]e [Christ]i prefacio incipit
- Litterae indulgentiarum, 1480, of Sixtus IV, for the benefit of the war against the Turks and the defense of Rhodes, 1481
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- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Norristown
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Discography
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Pope Sixtus IV (or Xystus IV, Italian: Sisto IV; born Francesco della Rovere; (21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484) was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 until his death in 1484.
Sixtus IV's accomplishments as pope included the construction of the Sistine Chapel and the creation of the Vatican Library. A patron of the arts, he brought together the group of artists who ushered the early Renaissance into Rome with the first masterpieces of the city's new artistic age.