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Urban VIII
235th Pope of the Catholic Church. Pontificate 1623 - 1644. He was the last pope to expand the papal territory by force of arms, and was a prominent patron of the arts and reformer of Church missions. He was also involved in a controversy with Galileo and his theory on heliocentrism during his reign. He practised nepotism on a large scale, placing numerous family members in high appointed offices.
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