POPE
Pope Sixtus IV
Pope, Bishop of Rome
Pope Sixtus IV, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1471–1484.
background
Pope Sixtus IV, a Franciscan theologian, was a great patron of the arts who built the Sistine Chapel that bears his name and enlarged the Vatican Library. His pontificate also marked the height of Renaissance papal patronage in Rome.
summary
Pope Sixtus IV, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1471–1484.
papacy Start
1471
papacy End
1484
birth Name
Francesco della Rovere