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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Example Sentences

Among the eulogies and critiques are the ‘Historical Account’ by mathematician Vincenzo Viviani, Galileo’s last pupil, and a poem by Maffeo Barberini, who later, as Pope Urban VIII, ordered Galileo’s 1633 heresy trial.

From Nature

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

From Washington Post

Pope Urban VIII’s restoration of 1630 omitted some details that had blurred, such as a hamlet on a lake.

From The Wall Street Journal

His widowed mom, the Spanish Hapsburg queen of Austria, ruled in his place as he grew up, along with firm — some would say iron-fisted — guidance from Italian Cardinal Mazarin, Pope Urban VIII's ambassador to Paris.

From Los Angeles Times

The High Cost of Urban Renewal July 29, 1644: By the time of his death, Pope Urban VIII’s lavish spending on military and artistic endeavors has resulted in crippling debt for the Holy See.

From Washington Post