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Nicholas IV

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noun

  1. Girolamo Masci, died 1292, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1288–92.


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The Nativity figures that are believed to be the oldest in existence, below, were sculpted by Arnolfo di Cambio for Pope Nicholas IV in 1291.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2016

Then, on the right, is a curious kneeling statue of Pope Nicholas IV.,

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

The family of Colonna by favour of Pope Nicholas IV had become one of the most powerful in Rome and the neighbourhood.

From The Church and the Empire, Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 1003 to A.D. 1304 by Medley, D. J. (Dudley Julius)

His wish for a close alliance between England and Aragon was unacceptable to the partisanship both of Honorius IV. and his 171successor Nicholas IV.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William

The physicians of Pope Honorius IV, Taddeo the Florentine, and of Nicholas IV, Simon a Corde, or as he is better known, Simon Januensis, are mentioned in the body of the book.

From The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time by Walsh, James J.

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