Papal conclave, May 1605
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The papal conclave of 8 to 16 May 1605 was convened on the death of pope Leo XI
(only elected on 1 April that year) and ended in the election of pope Paul V
.
Pope Leo XI
Pope Leo XI , born Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, was Pope from 1 April 1605 to 27 April of the same year.-Biography:...
(only elected on 1 April that year) and ended in the election of pope Paul V
Pope Paul V
-Theology:Paul met with Galileo Galilei in 1616 after Cardinal Bellarmine had, on his orders, warned Galileo not to hold or defend the heliocentric ideas of Copernicus. Whether there was also an order not to teach those ideas in any way has been a matter for controversy...
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