RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Innocent IV

1195 - 1254

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Pope Innocent IV (Latin: Innocentius IV; c. 1195 – 7 December 1254), born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 June 1243 to his death in 1254. Fieschi was born in Genoa and studied at the universities of Parma and Bologna. He was considered in his own day and by posterity as a fine canonist. On the strength of this reputation, he was called to the Roman Curia by Pope Honorius III. Pope Gregory IX made him a cardinal and appointed him governor of the Ancona in 1235. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Innocent IV is the 266th most popular religious figure (up from 354th in 2019), the 275th most popular biography from Italy (up from 407th in 2019) and the 124th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Innocent IV is most famous for ordering the execution of the Knights Templar in 1312.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Innocent IV ranks 266 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Honorius II, Pope Boniface V, John of Nepomuk, Zechariah, Pope Leo IV, and Pope Paul II. After him are Pope Celestine IV, Mani, Vitus, Anna the Prophetess, Saint Christopher, and Pope Eugene I.

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Among people born in 1195, Pope Innocent IV ranks 2. Before him is Anthony of Padua. After him are Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, Johannes de Sacrobosco, Xia Gui, Geoffrey II of Villehardouin, Henry IV, Duke of Limburg, Philip II, Marquis of Namur, and Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine. Among people deceased in 1254, Pope Innocent IV ranks 1. After him are Conrad IV of Germany, John III Doukas Vatatzes, and Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Innocent IV ranks 275 out of 5,161. Before him are Catullus (-84), Pope Honorius II (1100), Pope Boniface V (575), Boethius (480), Pope Leo IV (790), and Pope Paul II (1417). After him are Bernardo Bertolucci (1941), Arcangelo Corelli (1653), Pope Celestine IV (1200), Scipio Africanus (-235), Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625), and Luchino Visconti (1906).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Innocent IV ranks 124. Before him are Pope Paschal I (775), Pope Gelasius II (1062), Pope Honorius II (1100), Pope Boniface V (575), Pope Leo IV (790), and Pope Paul II (1417). After him are Pope Celestine IV (1200), Vitus (290), Pope Eugene I (600), Pope Cornelius (200), Pope Sergius IV (970), and Pope Honorius I (585).

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