Sarpi

British  

/ ˈsarpi /

noun

1. Paolo (ˈpaolo), real name Pietro Soave Polano . 1552–1623, Italian scholar, theologian, and patriot, who championed the Venetian republic in its dispute with Pope Paul V, arguing against papal absolutism and for the separation of church and state

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Example Sentences

The result was that in 1606, the Pope excommunicated the Doge of Venice and all his officials, including Sarpi.

From Literature

The attempt on Sarpi’s life made a deep impression on Galileo, who realized that even if the Venetian Republic could stand up to Rome, individuals who failed to toe the Catholic line would be at risk anywhere in Italy.

From Literature

Venice was a particular thorn in his flesh, not least because Paolo Sarpi, by now a theological adviser to the Doge, openly argued that the road to Heaven lay through spiritual works alone and denied the so-called ‘divine right’ of kings and popes to exercise political power in the name of God.

From Literature

On 4 August, he sent a coded message to Sarpi in Venice telling him of the success; Sarpi, as adviser to the Senate, delayed any decision on what to do with the Dutch visitor, giving Galileo time to build a telescope with a magnifying power of ten times, set in a tooled leather case.

From Literature

Among this new circle there were two men in particular who would play a large part in the story of Galileo’s later life—Friar Paolo Sarpi and Cardinal Roberto Bellarmine.

From Literature