Pope Sixtus IV
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Pope Sixtus IV was a 15th-century head of the Catholic Church known for his influential but controversial papacy, marked by political involvement in Italian affairs, extensive patronage of Renaissance art and architecture (including the Sistine Chapel), and support for measures like the Spanish Inquisition.
Aliases (2)
- Pope Innocent VIII ×1
- Sixtus IV ×1
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
15th-century pope
→
Pope → human → |
| appointedRelative |
Girolamo Riario
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Giuliano della Rovere → Pietro Riario → |
| birthDate | 1414-07-21 → |
| birthName | Francesco della Rovere → |
| birthPlace |
Celle Ligure
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Republic of Genoa → |
| burialPlace | St. Peter's Basilica → |
| canonizedSaint | Bonaventure → |
| commissioned | decoration of the Sistine Chapel by Renaissance painters → |
| countryOfCitizenship | Republic of Genoa → |
| createdCardinalBy | Pope Paul II → |
| dateOfPapalElection | 1471-08-09 → |
| deathDate | 1484-08-12 → |
| deathPlace | Rome → |
| educatedAt |
University of Bologna
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University of Pavia → |
| endTime | 1484-08-12 → |
| era |
Renaissance
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surface form: "Italian Renaissance"
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| familyName |
House of della Rovere
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surface form: "della Rovere"
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| founded |
Vatican Apostolic Archive
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surface form: "Vatican Archives building project"
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| givenName | Francesco → |
| involvedIn | Pazzi Conspiracy → |
| issuedDocument |
papal bull Aeterni regis
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papal bull Cum nimis absurdum → papal bull Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus → papal bull Grave nimis → |
| knownFor |
extensive patronage of Renaissance art and architecture
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nepotism in favor of the della Rovere family → political involvement in Italian city-state conflicts → role in the Pazzi Conspiracy against the Medici in Florence → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Italian
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Latin → |
| memberOf |
Franciscan Order
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surface form: "Order of Friars Minor"
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| notableWork | foundation of the Sistine Chapel → |
| occupation |
Catholic priest
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theologian → |
| ordinalInOffice | fourth Pope named Sixtus → |
| papalName |
Pope Sixtus IV
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surface form: "Sixtus IV"
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| patronage |
Cosimo Rosselli
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Domenico Ghirlandaio → Perugino →
surface form: "Pietro Perugino"
Sandro Botticelli → construction of the Sistine Chapel → rebuilding of the Ponte Sisto in Rome → restoration of the Vatican Apostolic Library → urban renewal of Rome → |
| positionHeld |
Bishop of Rome
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Pope → Sovereign of the Papal States → |
| predecessor | Pope Paul II → |
| reformed | Franciscan Order statutes → |
| relative | Pope Julius II → |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form: "Catholic Church"
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| religiousOrder |
Franciscan Order
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surface form: "Franciscan"
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| startTime | 1471-08-09 → |
| strengthened | Vatican Library → |
| successor | Pope Innocent VIII → |
| supported | establishment of the Spanish Inquisition → |
| uncleOf | Pope Julius II → |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus"
subject surface form: "Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus"
this entity surface form: "Pope Innocent VIII"
this entity surface form: "Sixtus IV"
subject surface form: "Exigit sincerae devotionis affectus"