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In 1255, Alexander IV canonized Saint Clare of Assisi, founder of the religious order for women called the Poor Clares.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Jenne","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242720"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169915#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"25 May 1261","date":"1261-05-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169915#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Viterbo","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13395"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169915#P20"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"Catholic priest","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q250867"},{"text":"Catholic bishop","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q611644","start":"1235-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169915#P106"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Pope (19 December 1254 – 25 May 1261)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19546","start":"1254-12-19","end":"1261-05-25"},{"text":"Dean of the College of Cardinals (1244–1254)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q449676","start":"1244","end":"1254-12-19"},{"text":"cardinal-bishop of Ostia (21 October 1232 – 19 December 1254)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103479666","start":"1232-10-21","end":"1254-12-19"},{"text":"cardinal-deacon (18 September 1227 – 21 October 1232)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2361374","start":"1227-09-18","end":"1232-10-21"},{"text":"Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (since 1227)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1813197","start":"1227"},{"text":"Chamberlain of the Apostolic Chamber (1227–1231)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103516722","start":"1227","end":"1231"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169915#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_IV","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169915"],"faq":[{"q":"What positions has Pope Alexander IV held?","a":"Positions held by Pope Alexander IV include: Pope (1254–1261); Dean of the College of Cardinals (1244–1254); cardinal-bishop of Ostia (1232–1254); cardinal-deacon (1227–1232); Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (since 1227)."}],"related":[{"name":"Pope Telesphorus","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-telesphorus"},{"name":"Pope Gregory XIII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-gregory-xiii"},{"name":"Pope Clement VII","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-clement-vii"},{"name":"Pope Pius I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-pius-i"},{"name":"Pope Boniface I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-boniface-i"},{"name":"Pope Agapetus I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-agapetus-i"},{"name":"Pope Paul IV","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-paul-iv"},{"name":"Pope Benedict XVI","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-benedict-xvi"},{"name":"Pope Gregory IX","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-gregory-ix"},{"name":"Pope Alexander VI","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-alexander-vi"},{"name":"Pope Paul III","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-paul-iii"},{"name":"Pope Anastasius IV","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-anastasius-iv"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/pope-alexander-iv-269790fc42.jpg","width":315,"height":334,"license":"Public domain","credit":null,"page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B_Alexander_IV.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Pope Alexander IV","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Alexander_IV","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q169915","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q169915","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: B Alexander IV.jpg (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B_Alexander_IV.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Pope Alexander IV, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: B Alexander IV.jpg, Public domain.","cite":"\"Pope Alexander IV\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/pope-alexander-iv. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T06:43:32Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-alexander-iv","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-alexander-iv","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/pope-alexander-iv?lang=ne"}}