Pope Nicholas V
A scholar and book-lover, Nicholas V was the first Renaissance pope. He founded the Vatican Library, gathered Greek manuscripts and commissioned translations of the classics. He planned the rebuilding of Saint Peter’s, and he had the chapel painted by Fra Angelico that now bears his name.
- Pontificate
- 15 March 1447 – 2 April 1455 (8 years)
- Birth name
- Tomaso Parentucelli
- Born
- 23 November 1397, Sarzana
- Died
- 2 April 1455, Rome
- Preceded by
- Pope Eugene IV
- Succeeded by
- Pope Callixtus III
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