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

Type of: Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, pope, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ

Encyclopedia: Urban VIII

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