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208th Roman Pontiff
Nicholas V
NICOLAVS Quintus
Tommaso Parentucelli
207th Successor of St Peter · 1447–1455 · Italy · b. Sarzana, Republic of Genoa
1447
Elected
1455
Reign ended
8 years
Length
15th
Century
The Life
Citizen of the Republic of Genoa. Held the 1450 jubilee. Crowned Emperor Frederick III at Rome in 1452. Issued the bull Dum Diversas (1452), recognizing Portugal's right to conquer and subjugate the Saracens and pagans. Created a library in the Vatican, which would eventually become the Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana.
Portrait: Fra Angelico / Wikimedia Commons