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Innocent VIII

pope of the Catholic Church from 1484 to 1492
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Innocent VIII
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Summary

Innocent VIII was born on November 30, 1432[1], in Genoa[2]. He died on July 25, 1492[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,692 views/month, #7,032 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: January 1, 1492[7]
  • Place of burial: St. Peter's Basilica[8]
  • Father: Arano Cybo[9]
  • Mother: Teodorina de Mari[10]
  • Child: Franceschetto Cybo[11], Teodorina Cibo[12]
  • Position held: Pope[13], Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals[14], Roman Catholic Bishop of Molfetta[15], Roman Catholic Bishop of Savona[16], cardinal[17], cardinal priest[18]
  • Educated at: University of Padua[19]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[20]
  • Sex or gender: male[21]
  • Family: Cybo[22]
  • Commons category: Innocentius VIII[23]
  • Family name: Cybo[24]
  • Given name: Innozenz[25], Innocent[26], Giovanni[27], Battista[28], Innocentius[29], Giovanni Battista[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pope Innocent VIII[31]
  • Work location: Rome[32], Papal States[33]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[34], BEIC Digital Library[35], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Regesta Imperii XIII[38], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40]
  • Participant in: 1484 papal conclave[41]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin[42]
  • Birth name: Giovanni Battista Cybo[43]
  • Name in native language: Innocentius PP. VIII[44]

Why It Matters

Innocent VIII has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Works attributed to him include Summis desiderantes affectibus[47], a papal bull[48].

FAQs

Where was Innocent VIII born?

Innocent VIII's place of birth was Genoa[2].

Where did Innocent VIII die?

Innocent VIII passed away in Rome[4].

Who were Innocent VIII's parents?

Innocent VIII's father was Arano Cybo[9]. Innocent VIII's mother was Teodorina de Mari[10].

What did Innocent VIII do for work?

Innocent VIII worked as a Catholic priest[5].

Where did Innocent VIII go to school?

Innocent VIII was educated at University of Padua[19].

Related Entities

Kochi Papal States The Borgias University of Padua

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . Enciclopedia dei Papi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Enciclopedia dei Papi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . regesta-imperii.de. regesta-imperii.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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