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

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

Just as the Mass was about to begin, the doors of the chapel swung open and Urban VIII, clad in full pontifical robes, strode in.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Among them is a St. Denis, bearing his Head, by Rubens, said to have been painted by order of Pope Urban VIII.

From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 by Various