Pope
Pope Alexander IV
Pope from 1254 to 1261
Pope Alexander IV, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1254–1261.
Background
Pope Alexander IV was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 December 1254 to his death in 1261. In 1255, Alexander IV canonized Saint Clare of Assisi, founder of the religious order for women called the Poor Clares.
Summary
Pope Alexander IV, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1254–1261.
Papacy began
1254
Papacy ended
1261