Pope Urban VIII

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Pope Urban VIII was a 17th-century head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States, known for his extensive patronage of Baroque art and architecture and his involvement in the Galileo affair.

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Urban VIII 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pope
human
birthName Maffeo Barberini
burialPlace St. Peter's Basilica
canonized no
cardinalTitle Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Montorio
coatOfArms Barberini bees
commissionedWork Baldachin of St. Peter's (Bernini)
Urban VIII Barberini coat of arms in St. Peter's Basilica
Castel Sant'Angelo
surface form: fortifications of Castel Sant'Angelo
conflict Thirty Years' War
surface form: Thirty Years' War (diplomatic and political involvement)
countryOfBirth Italy
createdCardinalBy Pope Paul V
dateOfBirth 1568-04-05
dateOfCardinalate 1606-09-11
dateOfDeath 1644-07-29
education Collegio Romano
University of Pisa
endTime 1644-07-29
era Baroque
surface form: Baroque period
familyName Barberini
givenName Maffeo
involvedIn Galileo affair
issuedDocument bull "Cum inter multiplices"
bull "In eminenti"
papal condemnation of Galileo Galilei (1633)
knownFor centralization of papal power
conflict with the Duchy of Parma
involvement in the Galileo affair
nepotism toward the Barberini family
patronage of Baroque architecture
patronage of Baroque art
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
Latin
memberOf Barberini
surface form: Barberini family
nobleFamily Barberini
surface form: Barberini family
occupation statesman
theologian
ordinalInOffice 235th Pope
papalName Pope Urban VIII self-linksurface differs
surface form: Urban VIII
patronOf Baroque artists
Francesco Borromini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
placeOfBirth Duchy of Florence
Florence
placeOfDeath Papal States
Rome
positionHeld Bishop of Rome
Pope
Sovereign of the Papal States
predecessor Pope Gregory XV
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Apostolic Palace
startTime 1623-08-06
successor Pope Innocent X

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Vincentian Fathers approvedBy Pope Urban VIII
subject surface form: Cathedra Petri
Palazzo Barberini, Rome commissionedBy Pope Urban VIII
subject surface form: Palazzo Barberini
Gian Lorenzo Bernini employer Pope Urban VIII
Galileo affair involves Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII papalName Pope Urban VIII self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Urban VIII
St. Peter's Basilica patron Pope Urban VIII
Missale Romanum revisedBy Pope Urban VIII
Roman Breviary revisedBy Pope Urban VIII
Usus antiquior revisedBy Pope Urban VIII