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Sixtus IV

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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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1414
Died
1484
Works
15

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  • 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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Pedro Berruguete, Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere (early 1500s), Cleveland Museum of Art.jpg
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Sixtus IV
date of birth
1414-07-21
date of death
1484-08-12
birth name
Francesco della Rovere
name in native language
Sixtus PP. IV
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Pope Sixtus IV.
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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.

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