Pope Urban VIII
Pope Urban VIII (Latin: [Urbanus Quartus] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); 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]
| Urban VIII | |
|---|---|
| File:Gian Lorenzo Bernini - Portrait d'Urbain VIII.jpg | |
| Papacy began | 6 August 1623 |
| Papacy ended | 29 July 1644 |
| Predecessor | Pope Gregory XV |
| Successor | Pope Innocent X |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Maffeo Barberini |
| Born | 5 April 1568 Florence |
| Died | 29 July 1644 Rome |
| Other Popes named Urban | |
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.[2]
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.[2]
Cardinal
In 1606, Paul V raising Barberini to be Cardinal of S. Pietro in Montorio.[2]
Pope
Cardinal Barberini was elected pope on August 6, 1623; and took the name Urban VIII.[2]
Pope Urban was involved in Italian and European political disputes.[2]
During his reign, the papal palace at Castel Gandolfo was built.[3]
Pope Urban caused the baldachin to be built over the central altar in St. Peter's Basilica.[2]
Pope Urban VIII Media
- Caravaggio Maffeo Barberini.jpg
c. 1598 painting of Maffeo Barberini at age 30 by Caravaggio.
- Coin of Urban VIII, dated 1629.jpg
Gold quadrupla coin of Pope Urban VIII, struck at the Avignon mint, dated 1629
- Dankaerts-Historis-9264.tif
Engraving of Pope Urban VIII
- La Madonna della Febbre San Pietro Vaticano.jpg
The icon of the La Madonna della Febbre which was crowned in 1631 making it as the first Marian image to receive a pontifical coronation.
The Barberini Vase, now renamed the Portland Vase
- Urban VIII Bernini Musei Capitolini.jpg
Statue of Pope Urban VIII sculpted by Bernini and his students between 1635 and 1640, and on display at the Palazzo dei Conservatori in Rome
- Giovanni Gonnelli, Busto di Urbano VIII.jpg
Bust by Giovanni Gonnelli
- Urbanus – Constitutio contra astrologos iudiciarios, 1631 – BEIC 13346228.jpg
Constitutio contra astrologos iudiciarios, 1631
Related pages
References
- ↑ "List of Popes," Catholic Encyclopedia (2009); retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Pope Urban VIII," Catholic Encyclopedia; retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ↑ Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1843). "Urban IV," Penny cyclopaedia, Vol. 26, p. 46.
Other websites
16x16px Media related to Urbanus VIII at Wikimedia Commons
- 15px "Pope Urban VIII". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
- Catholic Hierarchy, Pope Urban VIII
- GCatholic, Pope Urban VIII
- Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church Archived 2011-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Cardinal Barberini Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceded by Gregory XV |
Pope 1623–1644 |
Succeeded by Innocent X |