Pope Nicholas IV

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Pope Nicholas IV
Bishop of Rome
Portrait of Nicolas IV, apse of Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome
Church	Catholic Church
Papacy began	22 February 1288
Papacy ended	4 April 1292
Predecessor	Honorius IV
Successor	Celestine V
Previous post(s)	Minister General of Order of Friars Minor (1274–1279) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana (1278–1281) Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina (1281–1288)
Orders
Consecration	1281
Created cardinal	12 March 1278 by Nicholas III
Personal details
Born	Girolamo Masci 30 September 1227 Lisciano, Kingdom of Naples
Died	4 April 1292(1292-04-04) (aged 64) Rome, Papal States
Coat of arms
Other popes named Nicholas

Pope Nicholas IV (Latin: Nicolaus IV; born Girolamo Masci; 30 September 1227 – 4 April 1292) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 22 February 1288 to his death, on 4 April 1292. He was the first Franciscan to be elected pope.^[1]