Pope Urban VIII
pope of the Catholic Church from 1623 to 1644 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pope Urban VIII (Latin: Urbanus Quartus; 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Barberini, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 236th Pope from 1623 to 1644.[1]
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Urban VIII | |
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Papacy began | 6 August 1623 |
Papacy ended | 29 July 1644 |
Predecessor | Pope Gregory XV |
Successor | Pope Innocent X |
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Birth name | Maffeo Barberini |
Born | 5 April 1568 Florence |
Died | 29 July 1644 Rome |
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