Sixtus IV: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Harold Acton, The Pazzi Conspiracy: The Plot Against the Medici (1979); Margery A. Ganz, “Sixtus IV,” in Frank J. Coppa (ed.), Encyclopedia of the Vatican and Papacy, 372–373.

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Anniversary information added. Aug 08, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jul 17, 2026
Added cross-reference to most-influential popes and top questions. Apr 24, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 09, 2024
Media added. Jan 30, 2024
Invalidated site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Pope Sixtus IV. May 06, 2020
Changed kingdom of Ferrara to duchy. Mar 30, 2009
Added new Web site: Christ's Faithful People - Biography of Sixtus IV. Jul 19, 2007
Added new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Biography of Sixtus IV. Jul 19, 2007
Added new Web site: Theological Perspectives of the Reformation - Biography of Pope Sixtus IV. Jul 19, 2007
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Pope Sixtus IV. Jul 19, 2007
Article revised and updated. Mar 16, 2007
Bibliography revised. Mar 16, 2007
Article added to new online database. May 04, 1999
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