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

The incumbent, Pope Urban VIII, supposedly lay dying in his villa at Castel Gandolfo 17 miles away in the Alban hills, and the cardinals were eager to show their esteem for the heir apparent.

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

During the interregnum that followed, the proceedings of the Inquisition against the archbishop were revived, and they continued under Urban VIII.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various