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Pope Sixtus IV

1414 - 1484

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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 ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 until his death in 1484. His 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. Sixtus created the Spanish Inquisition through the Papal bull Exigit Sinceræ Devotionis (1478), and annulled the Pontifical decrees of the Council of Constance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Sixtus IV is the 115th most popular religious figure (down from 83rd in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Italy (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 50th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Sixtus IV was most famous for being the pope who commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Sixtus IV ranks 115 out of 3,187. Before him are Justin Martyr, Pope Clement VIII, Pope Clement XI, Jerome, Pope Clement XIII, and Pope Clement XIV. After him are Pope Clement V, Luke the Evangelist, Samuel, Moses in Islam, Pope Innocent VIII, and Methuselah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1414, Pope Sixtus IV ranks 1. After him are Jami, Munjong of Joseon, Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg, and Francis I, Duke of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1484, Pope Sixtus IV ranks 1. After him are Saint Casimir, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Ippolita Maria Sforza, Luigi Pulci, Mino da Fiesole, Nicolas Froment, and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Sixtus IV ranks 127 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Clement VIII (1536), Pope Clement XI (1649), Pope Clement XIII (1693), Masaccio (1401), Pope Clement XIV (1705), and Lucrezia Borgia (1480). After him are Giorgio Vasari (1511), Pope Innocent VIII (1432), Marie de' Medici (1575), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Innocent XII (1615), and Pope Julius III (1487).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Sixtus IV ranks 50. Before him are Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Pope Paul V (1552), Pope Clement VIII (1536), Pope Clement XI (1649), Pope Clement XIII (1693), and Pope Clement XIV (1705). After him are Pope Innocent VIII (1432), Pope Alexander VIII (1610), Pope Innocent XII (1615), Pope Julius III (1487), Pope Gregory VII (1020), and Pope Alexander VII (1599).

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