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]