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Pope Urban VIII (Latin: Urbanus VIII; Italian: Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644.
Urban VIII was the pope from 1623 to 1644. The son of an aristocratic Florentine family, Barberini filled many distinguished church appointments. He served as papal legate in France (1601) and was simultaneously appointed (1604) archbishop of Nazareth and nuncio to Paris.
Urban VIII, POPE (MAFFEO BARBERINI), b. at Florence in April, 1568; elected pope, August 6, 1623; d. at Rome, July 29, 1644. His father Antonio Barberini, a Florentine nobleman, having died when Maffeo was only three years old, his mother, Camilla Barbadoro, brought him to Rome at an early age.
Pope Urban VIII – 235th Pope. Urban VIII served as the 235th Catholic Pope. His time as the Pope came at an important time in European history. He served the position for over two decades during the Thirty Years’ War, which resulted in millions of deaths across the region. He is the 11th longest reigning Pope.
Pope Urban VIII. Born to the esteemed Barberini family of Florence, which had produced many popes, Urban VIII (1568–1644) enjoyed a lengthy but controversial pontificate marred by war, nepotism, and anti-intellectualism. A complicated man, he was also a patron to artists, canonized a number of saints, and extended the papal territory.
URBAN VIII, POPE Pontificate: Aug. 6, 1623, to July 29, 1644; b. Maffeo Barberini, Florence, Italy. This fifth son of a prominent, non-aristocratic family was born in April 1568.
Pope Urban VIII (Latin: Urbanus Quartus; 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Barberini, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 236th Pope from 1623 to 1644.
Pope Urban VIII, born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal territory by force of arms and advantageous politicking, and was also a prominent patron of the arts, commissioning works from artists like Bernini and a ...
May 29, 2018 · URBAN VIII (POPE) (Maffeo Barberini; 1568 – 1644; reigned 1623 – 1644), Italian pope. After studies at Jesuit schools in Florence and Rome, he read law in Pisa (doctorate "in utroque jure" [both canon and civil law] in 1588), and entered the Roman prelature, backed by his uncle Francesco Barberini. He worked at the Signatura Tribunal ...
The Holy See Pontiffs Urban VIII [ AR - DE - EN - ES - FR - IT - PT] Urban VIII 235th Pope of the Catholic Church Beginning Pontificate: 6.VIII, 29.IX.1623: End Pontificate: 29.VII.1644: Secular Name: Maffeo Barberini: Birth: Florence ...
