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Pope Urban VIII

1568 - 1644

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Pope Urban VIII (Latin: Urbanus VIII; Italian: Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal territory by force of arms and advantageous politicking, and was also a prominent patron of the arts, commissioning works from artists like Gian Lorenzo Bernini and a reformer of Church missions. His papacy also covered 21 years of the Thirty Years' War. The massive debts incurred during his pontificate greatly weakened his successors, who were unable to maintain the papacy's longstanding political and military influence in Europe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pope Urban VIII is the 71st most popular religious figure (up from 110th in 2019), the 81st most popular biography from Italy (up from 118th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Urban VIII is most famous for his decision to suppress the Jesuits.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Urban VIII ranks 71 out of 3,187. Before him are Saint Lucy, Pope Pius VIII, Muhammad al-Bukhari, Pope Adrian VI, Ignatius of Loyola, and Anthony the Great. After him are Mary Magdalene, Husayn ibn Ali, Pope Pius VI, Abu Hanifa, Isaiah, and Pope Innocent III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1568, Pope Urban VIII ranks 1. After him are Tommaso Campanella, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Aloysius Gonzaga, Wei Zhongxian, Gunilla Bielke, Adriano Banchieri, Giuseppe Cesari, Marino Ghetaldi, Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Virginia de' Medici, and Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza. Among people deceased in 1644, Pope Urban VIII ranks 1. After him are Elisabeth of France, Jan Baptist van Helmont, Chongzhen Emperor, Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau, Cecilia Renata of Austria, Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Francisco Pacheco, Bernardo Strozzi, Agostino Tassi, Guru Hargobind, and Luis Vélez de Guevara.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Urban VIII ranks 81 out of 5,161. Before him are Lucretius (-94), Catherine de' Medici (1519), Pope Pius VIII (1761), Vespasian (9), Gioachino Rossini (1792), and Domitian (51). After him are Pope Pius VI (1717), Empedocles (-490), Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598), Guglielmo Marconi (1874), Claudio Monteverdi (1567), and Pope Innocent III (1160).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Urban VIII ranks 23. Before him are Pope Leo XI (1535), Pope Pius VII (1742), Pope Leo X (1475), Pope Leo XII (1760), Saint Lucy (283), and Pope Pius VIII (1761). After him are Pope Pius VI (1717), Pope Innocent III (1160), Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Benedict XIV (1675), Pope Pius V (1504), and Pope Paul III (1468).

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