Innocent IV

American

noun

Sinbaldo de Fieschi, c1180–1254, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1243–54.

Innocent IV British

noun

original name Sinibaldo de' Fieschi. died 1254, pope (1243–54); an unrelenting enemy of Emperor Frederick II and his heirs

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Innocent IV

He gave the president a copy of a missive between Pope Innocent IV and the third Mongol emperor, Guyug, in 1246.

From Reuters ● Sep. 2, 2023

He gave the pope a gift that needed no interpretation: a facsimile of a letter that 13th century King Bela IV sent to Pope Innocent IV asking for help in fighting the Tartars.

From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2023

Pope Innocent IV went on record saying that the Jews were not guilty of these crimes, hut the accusations persisted.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

This cruel practice was introduced by Innocent IV in 1252.

From The Inquisition A Critical and Historical Study of the Coercive Power of the Church by Bertrand L. (Bertrand Louis) Conway

The legal distinction suggested by Innocent IV had been given up by the lawyers as insufficient.

From Mediaeval Socialism by Bede Jarrett

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