Pope
Pope Urban VIII
Pope from 1623 to 1644
Pope Urban VIII, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1623–1644.
Background
Pope Urban VIII, a patron of Bernini and of Baroque Rome, consecrated the new St. Peter's Basilica in 1626. His pontificate is also remembered for the trial of Galileo before the Roman Inquisition.
Summary
Pope Urban VIII, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 1623–1644.
Papacy began
1623
Papacy ended
1644
Birth name
Maffeo Barberini