Pope Innocent IV
Innocent IV | |
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| Papacy began | June 25, 1243 |
| Papacy ended | December 7, 1254 |
| Predecessor | Pope Celestine IV |
| Successor | Pope Alexander IV |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Sinibaldo Fieschi |
| Born | c. 1195 Genoa |
| Died | 16 July December 7, 1254 Naples |
| Other popes named Innocent | |
Pope Innocent IV (Latin: Innocentius Quartus; c. 1195 – December 7, 1254), born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 181st Pope from June 25, 1243 until his death in 1254.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Fieschi was born in Genoa.[2] The Fieschi were a noble family of Liguria.
His nephew will become Adrian V.[3]
He studied at the universities of Parma and Bologna.[2]
Cardinal
[change | change source]Pope Gregory IX made Fieschi a cardinal on September 18, 1227.[2]
Pope
[change | change source]Cardinal Fieschi was elected pope on June 25, 1243. He chose the name Innocent IV.[2] Ottobuono Fieschi was the pope's cardinal-nephew during this reign.
Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes.[2] The central problem of his papacy was a conflict with Frederick II, who was the Holy Roman Emperor.[4]
In 1245, Pope Innocent called church leaders to the Council of Lyons in France.[5]
Innocent granted the use of the red hat to the cardinals in 1245. The red had was a symbol of the cardinal's readiness to shed their blood in the cause of the church.[6]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
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- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Pope Innocent IV", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ↑ "Pope Adrian V", Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ↑ Chisholm, Hugh (1910). The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. Encyclopedia Britannica Company. pp. 579–580.
- ↑ The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. C. Knight. 1838. p. 480.
- ↑ Chisholm, Hugh (1910). The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. Encyclopedia Britannica Company. p. 580.
Other websites
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Media related to Innocentius IV at Wikimedia Commons
. Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.- Catholic Hierarchy, Popes in sequence
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Fieschi Archived 2015-01-23 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Celestine IV |
Pope 1243–1254 |
Succeeded by Alexander IV |