Innocent VIII | |
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Papacy began | August 29, 1484 |
Papacy ended | July 25, 1492 |
Predecessor | Pope Sixtus IV |
Successor | Pope Alexander VI |
Personal details | |
Birth name | Giovanni Battista Cibo |
Born | 1432 Genoa |
Died | Rome | July 25, 1492
Other popes named Innocent |
Pope Innocent VIII (Latin: Innocentius Octavus; 1432 – July 25, 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cibo, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 214th Pope from 1484 until his death.[1]
Giovanni Battista Cibo was born at Genoa[2]
In Rome he became a priest in service of Cardinal Calandrini who was half-brother to Pope Nicholas V.[3]
Pope Paul II made Cibo the Bishop of Savona in 1467. He was made Bishop of Molfetta in 1472.[2]
In 1473, Pope Sixtus IV raised Cibo to the rank of cardinal.[2]
Cardinal Cibo was elected pope on August 29, 1484;[2] and he chose to be called Innocent VIII.
Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes.[2]