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213th Roman Pontiff
Innocent VIII
INNOCENTIVS Octavus
Giovanni Battista Cybo
213th Successor of St Peter · 1484–1492 · Italy · b. Genoa, Republic of Genoa
1484
Elected
1492
Reign ended
8 years
Length
15th
Century
The Life
Citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Appointed Tomás de Torquemada as the inquisitor general of the Spanish Inquisition. Endorsed the prosecution of witchcraft in the bull Summis desiderantes affectibus (1484).
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