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One image in a text of more than 20 pages, "The Seasonal and Festal Missal of Urban VIII," includes a reverent nod to Urban, a poet and patron of the arts whose family was widely symbolized by the golden "Barberini bee," after the pope's family name.
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Mr. Alemanno might do better to follow the example of another pope, Urban VIII, who stripped bronze from the ancient Pantheon for Bernini to turn into the canopy over the main altar of St. Peter's.
Life in Italy Takes On a Faster Tempo Francis X. Rocca 2012
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The pope, Urban VIII, said that Galileo left no room for miracles.
TalkTalk E. L. Konigsburg 1995
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The pope, Urban VIII, said that Galileo left no room for miracles.
TalkTalk E. L. Konigsburg 1995
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Catholics of to-day reject the judgment of Popes Paul IV. and Urban VIII. as absurd, and scientifically and scripturally false.
The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, June, 1880 Various
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The relic of the cross was placed here in 1629 by Urban VIII; but it was formed of some pieces taken from the churches of S. Anastasia and S. Croce in Gerusalemme.
The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome Charles Michael Baggs
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Benedictin monks instituted a like reformation of their order, under the title of the congregation of St. Maurus, in 1621, which was approved of by Gregory XV. and Urban VIII.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler
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This permission was repeated by John VIII. and Urban VIII.
The Religious Spirit of the Slavs (1916) Sermons On Subjects Suggested By The War, Third Series Nikolai Velimirovi�� 1918
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The papal relations with Venice, which had been highly strained during the pontificate of Urban VIII, became very friendly during Innocent's reign.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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The project was revived in 1625 by the Irish bishops, in an address to Urban VIII.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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