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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Innocent IV

1195 - 1254

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Pope Innocent IV (Latin: Innocentius IV; c. 1195 – 7 December 1254), born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 June 1243 to his death in 1254. Fieschi was born in Genoa and studied at the universities of Parma and Bologna. He was considered in his own day and by posterity as a fine canonist. On the strength of this reputation, he was called to the Roman Curia by Pope Honorius III. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Innocent IV has received more than 445,952 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Pope Innocent IV is the 315th most popular religious figure (down from 283rd in 2019), the 367th most popular biography from Italy (down from 345th in 2019) and the 137th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Innocent IV is most famous for ordering the execution of the Knights Templar in 1312.

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  • 69

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  • 2.80

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Innocent IV ranks 315 out of 2,238Before him are Pope Gregory II, Vitus, Pope Agatho, Pope Anicetus, Pope Gregory VI, and Pope Clement II. After him are Fethullah Gülen, Tiye, Matteo Ricci, Pope Felix III, Pope Alexander IV, and Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1195, Pope Innocent IV ranks 2Before him is Anthony of Padua. After him are Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, Johannes de Sacrobosco, Xia Gui, Geoffrey II of Villehardouin, and Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine. Among people deceased in 1254, Pope Innocent IV ranks 1After him are Conrad IV of Germany and John III Doukas Vatatzes.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Innocent IV ranks 367 out of 4,668Before him are Antonio Canova (1757), Mario Draghi (1947), Andrea Bocelli (1958), Eugenio Montale (1896), Pope Gregory VI (1000), and Primo Levi (1919). After him are Simone Martini (1284), Renzo Piano (1937), Antonio da Correggio (1489), Matteo Ricci (1552), Pope Felix III (440), and Pietro Badoglio (1871).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Innocent IV ranks 137Before him are Pope Gregory X (1210), Pope Boniface I (370), Pope Gregory II (669), Vitus (290), Pope Agatho (574), and Pope Gregory VI (1000). After him are Matteo Ricci (1552), Pope Felix III (440), Pope Alexander IV (1200), Pope Marinus I (830), Pope Pelagius II (520), and Pope Anacletus (1).