Pope Urban VIII

Pope Urban VIII (; 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. "List of Popes,"  Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-15.

 Early life 
Maffeo Barberini was born in 1568 into the Barberini family of Florence in Italy. His studies led to a doctorate of law from the University of Pisa in 1589."Pope Urban VIII," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-15.

Bishop
In 1604, Pope Clement VIII appointed Barberini Archbishop of Nazareth.  He was transferred by Pope Paul V who made him the Bishop of Spoleto in 1608.

Cardinal
In 1606, Paul V raising Barberini to be Cardinal of S. Pietro in Montorio.

Pope
Cardinal Barberini was elected pope on August 6, 1623; and took the name Urban VIII.

Pope Urban was involved in Italian and European political disputes.

During his reign, the papal palace at Castel Gandolfo was built.Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1843).  "Urban IV," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 26, p. 46.

Pope Urban caused the baldachin to be built over the central altar in St. Peter's Basilica.

Related pages 
 List of popes
 List of popes by length of reign

References

Other websites


  Catholic Hierarchy,  Pope Urban VIII
 GCatholic, Pope Urban VIII
 Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church , Cardinal Barberini 

Category:Italian popes
Category:People from Florence
Category:1568 births
Category:1644 deaths