Pope Nicholas IV


Nicholas IV
Bishop of Rome
Portrait of Nicolas IV, apse of Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome
ChurchCatholic Church
Papacy began22 February 1288
Papacy ended4 April 1292
PredecessorHonorius IV
SuccessorCelestine V
Previous post(s)
Orders
Consecration1281
Created cardinal12 March 1278
by Nicholas III
Personal details
Born
Girolamo Masci

30 September 1227
Died4 April 1292(1292-04-04) (aged 64)
Rome, Papal States
Coat of armsNicholas IV's 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]

  1. ^ McBrien, Richard P., Live of the Popes, p.226, Harper Collins, 2000