RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Pope Urban VIII

1568 - 1644

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Pope Urban VIII (Latin: Urbanus VIII; Italian: Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death, in July 1644. As pope, he expanded the papal territory by force of arms and advantageous politicking, and was also a prominent patron of the arts, commissioning works from artists like Gian Lorenzo Bernini and a reformer of Church missions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pope Urban VIII has received more than 710,537 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Pope Urban VIII is the 110th most popular religious figure (down from 109th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Italy (up from 122nd in 2019) and the 28th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Pope Urban VIII is most famous for his decision to suppress the Jesuits.

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  • 710k

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  • 79.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 79

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.01

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pope Urban VIII ranks 110 out of 3,187. Before him are Albertus Magnus, Bernard of Clairvaux, Aminah, Elizabeth, Simon the Zealot, and Huldrych Zwingli. After him are Arius, Methuselah, Ahmed Yassin, Agatha of Sicily, Pope Pius II, and Thérèse of Lisieux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1568, Pope Urban VIII ranks 1. After him are Tommaso Campanella, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Aloysius Gonzaga, Wei Zhongxian, Gunilla Bielke, Giuseppe Cesari, Adriano Banchieri, Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Marino Ghetaldi, Virginia de' Medici, and Anna Vasa of Sweden. Among people deceased in 1644, Pope Urban VIII ranks 1. After him are Chongzhen Emperor, Elisabeth of France, Jan Baptist van Helmont, Cecilia Renata of Austria, Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau, Bernardo Strozzi, Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Francisco Pacheco, Agostino Tassi, Guru Hargobind, and Georg Marcgrave.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pope Urban VIII ranks 118 out of 5,161. Before him are Juan Carlos I of Spain (1938), Pope Innocent III (1160), Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820), Numa Pompilius (-753), Brutus the Younger (-85), and Sulla (-138). After him are Agatha of Sicily (235), Pope Pius II (1405), Gina Lollobrigida (1927), Guido of Arezzo (991), Terence Hill (1939), and Pope Adrian II (792).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Pope Urban VIII ranks 28. Before him are Pope Leo X (1475), Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Gregory VII (1020), Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Paul III (1468), and Pope Innocent III (1160). After him are Agatha of Sicily (235), Pope Pius II (1405), Pope Adrian II (792), John Bosco (1815), Clare of Assisi (1193), and Pope Gregory XVI (1765).

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