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Pope Paul V

1552 - 1621

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Pope Paul V (Latin: Paulus PP. V; Italian: Paolo V) (17 September 1552 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death, in January 1621. In 1611, he honored Galileo Galilei as a member of the papal Accademia dei Lincei and supported his discoveries. In 1616, Pope Paul V instructed Cardinal Robert Bellarmine to inform Galileo that the Copernican theory could not be taught as fact, but Bellarmine's certificate allowed Galileo to continue his studies in search for evidence and use the geocentric model as a theoretical device. That same year Paul V assured Galileo that he was safe from persecution so long as he, the Pope, should live. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Paul V is the 108th most popular religious figure (up from 143rd in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from Italy (up from 164th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Paul V is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated Galileo for his teachings on heliocentrism.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Paul V ranks 108 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Gregory XV, Bartholomew the Apostle, Pope Pius IV, Pope Urban II, Pope Gregory XII, and Girolamo Savonarola. After him are Justin Martyr, Pope Clement VIII, Pope Clement XI, Jerome, Pope Clement XIII, and Pope Clement XIV.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1552, Pope Paul V ranks 1. After him are Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Boris Godunov, Matteo Ricci, Vasili IV of Russia, Lavinia Fontana, Seonjo of Joseon, Hans von Aachen, Jost Bürgi, Edmund Spenser, Petrus Plancius, and Agrippa d'Aubigné. Among people deceased in 1621, Pope Paul V ranks 1. After him are Philip III of Spain, Robert Bellarmine, Thomas Harriot, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Michael Praetorius, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Şehzade Mehmed, Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania, and Cristofano Allori.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Paul V ranks 120 out of 5,161. Before him are Sonia Gandhi (1946), Federico Fellini (1920), Pope Pius IV (1499), Pope Gregory XII (1335), Vitruvius (-75), and Girolamo Savonarola (1452). After him are Pope Clement VIII (1536), Pope Clement XI (1649), Pope Clement XIII (1693), Masaccio (1401), Pope Clement XIV (1705), and Lucrezia Borgia (1480).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Paul V ranks 45. Before him are Pope Sylvester I (300), Pope Innocent X (1574), Pope Gregory XV (1554), Pope Pius IV (1499), Pope Gregory XII (1335), and Girolamo Savonarola (1452). After him are Pope Clement VIII (1536), Pope Clement XI (1649), Pope Clement XIII (1693), Pope Clement XIV (1705), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), and Pope Innocent VIII (1432).

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