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Pope Sixtus IV was born in Celle Ligure, a town near Savona. His name was Francesco della Rovere.
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He joined the Franciscan Order, He rose in the order to head of the Franciscans in Liguria.
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Della Rovere studied philosophy and theology at the University of Pavia; and he lectured at Padua, Bologna, Pavia, Siena, and Florence.
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In 1467, Pope Paul II raised della Rovere to the rank of Cardinal.
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He was elected pope on August 9, 1471. He took the name Sixtus because the first day of the conclave which elected him pope was the Feast Day of St. Sixtus.
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Pope Sixtus IV ordered the library to be refurbished
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Sixtus ordered the building of the Ponte Sisto (Sistine Bridge) across the Tiber River.
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He ordered the oldest university in Denmark to be built
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Pope Sixtus died on the 12 of August 1484
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Pope Sixtus' tomb was destroyed in the Sack of Rome in 1527. Today, his remains, along with the remains of his nephew Pope Julius II (Giuliano della Rovere), are interred in St. Peter's Basilica in the floor in front of the monument to Pope Clement X. A marble tombstone marks the site.