Urban VIII (Maffeo Barberini, 1568-1644) Pope from 1623. Galileo's friend and dedicatee of his' Il Saggiatore' who, as Pope, condemned him for his heretical theories. Copperplate engraving.

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Urban VIII (Maffeo Barberini, 1568-1644) Pope from 1623. Galileo's friend and dedicatee of his' Il Saggiatore' who, as Pope, condemned him for his heretical theories. Copperplate engraving.

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