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Pope Paul V (Latin: Paulus V; Italian: Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death, in January 1621. In 1611, he honored Galileo Galilei as a member of the papal Accademia dei Lincei and supported his discoveries. In 1616, Pope Paul V instructed Cardinal Robert Bellarmine to inform Galileo that the Copernican theory could not be taught as fact, but Bellarmine's certificate allowed Galileo to continue his studies in search for evidence and use the geocentric model as a theoretical device. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Paul V has received more than 518,291 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Pope Paul V is the 203rd most popular religious figure (down from 131st in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Italy (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 85th most popular Italian Religious Figure.
Pope Paul V is most famous for being the pope who excommunicated Galileo for his teachings on heliocentrism.
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Among religious figures, Pope Paul V ranks 203 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Evaristus, Pope Lucius I, Saint Roch, Pope Pius I, Pope Innocent VI, and Pope Benedict XI. After him are Ambrose, Pope Siricius, Pope Benedict XII, Pope Benedict VIII, Malik ibn Anas, and Pope Celestine III.
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Among people born in 1552, Pope Paul V ranks 3. Before him are Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and Boris Godunov. After him are Vasili IV of Russia, Matteo Ricci, Seonjo of Joseon, Lavinia Fontana, Hans von Aachen, Henri, Prince of Condé, Jost Bürgi, Edmund Spenser, and Petrus Plancius. Among people deceased in 1621, Pope Paul V ranks 2. Before him is Philip III of Spain. After him are Robert Bellarmine, Albert VII, Archduke of Austria, Thomas Harriot, Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Michael Praetorius, Şehzade Mehmed, Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Cristofano Allori, and Antoine de Montchrestien.
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Among people born in Italy, Pope Paul V ranks 234 out of 4,668. Before him are Lucius Verus (130), Pope Lucius I (200), Giorgio Armani (1934), Ludovico Sforza (1452), Pope Pius I (90), and Pope Benedict XI (1240). After him are Pope Siricius (334), Pope Benedict VIII (980), Bernardo Bertolucci (1941), Pietro Perugino (1446), Pope Celestine III (1106), and Padre Pio (1887).
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Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Paul V ranks 85. Before him are Pope Clement X (1590), Pope Boniface V (575), Pope Celestine V (1215), Pope Lucius I (200), Pope Pius I (90), and Pope Benedict XI (1240). After him are Pope Siricius (334), Pope Benedict VIII (980), Pope Celestine III (1106), Padre Pio (1887), Pope Innocent VII (1339), and Pope Felix I (300).
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