In 1467, he was appointed Cardinal of San Pietro in Vincoli by Pope Paul II (1464–1471). In 1464, Francesco della Rovere was elected Minister General of the Franciscan order at the age of 50. He went on to lecture at many eminent Italian universities. He was born in the hamlet of Pecorile, part of the comune of Celle Ligure.Īs a young man he joined the Franciscan Order, an unlikely choice for a political career, and his intellectual qualities were revealed while he was studying philosophy and theology at the University of Pavia. Biography Early careerįrancesco was born to a modest family near Savona, Liguria, Italy: the son of Leonardo della Rovere and Luchina Monleoni. He was also responsible for ushering the Renaissance era into Rome. He was famed for his nepotism and was personally involved in the infamous Pazzi Conspiracy. Sixtus also furthered the agenda of the Spanish Inquisition, and annulled the decrees of the Council of Constance.
His accomplishments as Pope include the establishment of the Sistine Chapel the team of artists that he brought together introduced the Early Renaissance into Rome with the first masterpiece of the city's new artistic age, the Vatican Archives. Pope Sixtus IV (J– August 12, 1484), born Francesco della Rovere, was Pope from 1471 to 1484. From Quiz: A Few Events of Christian History. Athanasius' biography spread around Europe and is believed to have helped popularize the practice of monasticism.Īugustine of Hippo was a bishop who wrote 'City of God.' Leonardo da Vinci (not "Leonardo of Vinci," as the wrong answer read) was an Italian painter and scientist who painted 'The Last Supper.' Saul of Tarsus was a man from the New Testament who persecuted Christians, but then became a Christian himself after seeing a vision. Athanasius' account of Antony's life has Antony in the wilderness being attacked by Satan, who supposedly used visions to tempt him. At one point in his life he spent twenty years living alone on a mountain on the Nile named Pispar (now called Dayr al-Maymūn). About six months after his parents died he gave away all his money and became a hermit. He was born to rich parents who died when he was eighteen or twenty. Ī lot of what we know about Antony of Egypt comes from a biography of him that was written by Athanasius. Records are poor, but it is thought that approximately 2,000 people were executed during this period, with many more suffering lesser punishments. However, negative aspects of his Papacy include not only the establishment of the Spanish Inquisition, but also his nepotism, and his involvement in the plot by the Pazzi family to wrest control of Florence from the Medicis.Īlthough the bull establishing the Spanish Inquisition was issued in 1478, the first two Inquisitors were not appointed until 1480, when the Spanish Inquisition really got underway.
Another act for which he is recalled in a positive light was the establishment of the Vatican Archives. Michelangelo's famed Sistine Chapel Ceiling fresco, however, was not painted until 1508-1512, under the patronage of Pope Julius II. Sixtus IV was Pope from August 1471 until August 1484, and is perhaps better remembered as having commissioned the restoration of the Sistine Chapel, which was subsequently named after him.
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