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Urban VIII

noun
1.
Italian pope from 1623 to 1644 who sanctioned the condemnation of Galileo but later freed him (1568-1644).  Synonym: Maffeo Barberini.






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... accordingly, a Bull was obtained from Rome in the summer of 1642, condemning Jansen by name, and declaring that the ‘Augustinus’ contained “many propositions already condemned” by the Holy See. It was doubted whether the Pope, Urban VIII., designed to go the length announced in the bull, and the terms of the condemnation were rumoured to have been inserted by a Papal officer in the interests of the Jesuits. The Universities of Louvain and Paris therefore did not take any steps ...
— Pascal • John Tulloch



Words linked to "Urban VIII" :   Roman Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, Vicar of Christ, Bishop of Rome, pope, Catholic Pope



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