Pope Urban VIII, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pope Urban VIII

Pope

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1568

Place of Birth: Florence, Tuscany

Date of Death: 29-Jul-1644

Profession: writer, diplomat, Catholic priest, cleric, patron of the arts

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Pope Urban VIII (Latin: Urbanus VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in 1644.
He expanded the papal territory by force of arms and advantageous politicking, and was also a prominent patron of the arts and a reformer of Church missions. However, 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.
He was also an opponent of Copernicanism and involved in the Galileo affair.

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Alternative names	English: Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, Gianlorenzo Bernini Italiano: Giovan Lorenzo Bernini
Description	Italian sculptor, artist, painter and architect
Date of birth/death	7 December 1598	28 November 1680
Location of birth/death	Naples	Italy
Work location	Italy
Authority control	: Q160538 VIAF: 73850000 ISNI: 0000 0001 2102 3349 ULAN: 500032022 LCCN: n79127068 NLA: 35017958 WorldCat

Source: Villas et palais de Rome de Carlo Cresti et Claudio Rendina, photographies de Massimo Listri, traduction de l'italien par Jean-Philippe Follet. Paris : Mengès, novembre 1998, p. 308. ISBN 9782856204092 / Oxxo
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