Pope Innocent IV facts for kids
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| Papacy began | June 25, 1243 |
| Papacy ended | December 7, 1254 |
| Predecessor | Pope Celestine IV |
| Successor | Pope Alexander IV |
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| Birth name | Sinibaldo Fieschi |
| Born | c. 1195 Genoa |
| Died | 16 July December 7, 1254 Naples |
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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.
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Early life
Fieschi was born in Genoa. The Fieschi were a noble family of Liguria.
His nephew will become Adrian V.
He studied at the universities of Parma and Bologna.
Cardinal
Pope Gregory IX made Fieschi a cardinal on September 18, 1227.
Pope
Cardinal Fieschi was elected pope on June 25, 1243. He chose the name Innocent IV. Ottobuono Fieschi was the pope's cardinal-nephew during this reign.
Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes. The central problem of his papacy was a conflict with Frederick II, who was the Holy Roman Emperor.
In 1245, Pope Innocent called church leaders to the Council of Lyons in France.
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.
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Images for kids
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14th century miniature depicting the excommunication Emperor Frederick II by Pope Innocent IV
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Papal bulla of Innocent IV
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Ascelin of Lombardia receiving a letter from Pope Innocent IV, and remitting it to the Mongol general Baiju
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The 1246 letter of Güyük to Pope Innocent IV
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