Urban VIII Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Urban VIII, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Italy.

5 records1623–16324 events3 places

Chronological biography

1623

Copernican System1623

Science / Astronomy · Pope

Galileo revives his project of writing a book about heliocentrism, encouraged by the election of Cardinal Barberini as Pope Urban VIII in 1623. Friend and admirer of Galileo, and had opposed the condemnation of Galileo in 1616

Pope1623

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Vatican

Appointed Pope

1626

Consecration18 November 1626

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · Rome

Pope Urban VIII consecrates St Peters Cathedral in Rome

St Peters Cathedral18 November 1626

Religion / Roman Catholic Church · Pope · St Peters Cathedral

Pope Urban VIII consecrates St Peters Cathedral in Rome

1632

Copernican System1632

Science / Astronomy · Pope

The book, Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, is published in 1632, with formal authorization from the Inquisition and papal permission

Titles and roles

Pope

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.