Urban VIII

American  

noun

1. Maffeo Barberini, 1568–1644, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1623–44.

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Urban VIII British  

noun

1. original name Maffeo Barberini. 1568–1644, Italian ecclesiastic; pope (1623–44) during the Thirty Years' War, in which he supported Richelieu against the Hapsburgs

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Urban VIII

He also wrote a play about the 17th-century dispute between the scientist Galileo and Pope Urban VIII.

From Washington Post ● May 21, 2018

One of the museum’s highlights is the intricately carved wooden library designed by Bernini for Pope Urban VIII, whose signature bumble bee symbol embellishes the painted coffered ceiling.

From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2011

Up to the papacy of Urban VIII, who gave Bernini carte blanche to transform the face of Rome, the Vatican had a use for the best art of its time: magnificence as propaganda.

From Time Magazine Archive

Far from being a martyr, Koestler believes, Galileo was a pompous megalomaniac, who alienated his Jesuit friends and the benevolence of Pope Urban VIII, until he forced his own trial.

From Time Magazine Archive

Father Bérulle, the founder of the French Oratory, who was a great friend of hers, was sent to Rome to procure a dispensation from Urban VIII.

From Henrietta Maria by Haynes, Henrietta