Pope urban viii biography of rory

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In December Pope Urban VIII established the Irish pastoral college at Louvain.

Representation of: Pope Urban VIII: Representation of: Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Bohemia: Representation of: Wladyslaw IV Vasa.

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Urban VIII, Pope

Pontificate: Aug. 6, 1623, to July 29, 1644; b. Maffeo Barberini, Florence, Italy. This fifth son of a prominent, non-aristocratic family was born in April 1568. When he was three years old, his father died; as a child he was educated by the Jesuits in Florence according to the wishes of his mother.

Later he went to Rome to live with his uncle, Francesco Barberini, Prothonotary Apostolic, and to study at the Roman College. In 1589 he obtained the degree of doctor of laws from the University of Pisa.

The pope, Urban VIII (), was being asked again to consider him for a bishopric, this time that of Down.

After receiving his doctorate, Maffeo returned to Rome and filled various offices in the Church. In 1601 he was sent to France as papal legate to present Clement VIIl's felicitations to King Henry IV on the birth of the Dauphin, the future King Louis XIII.

Three years later he was appointed archbishop of Nazareth and sent as nuncio to France, where he became influential with the King. On Sept. 11, 1606, Maffeo became a cardinal with the titular church of S. Pietro in M