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  • 51Urban VII — (Giovanni Battista Castagna) 1521 90, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1590. * * * ▪ pope original name Giambattista Castagna born Aug. 4, 1521, Rome died Sept. 27, 1590, Rome  pope from Sept. 15 to Sept. 27, 1590.       Of noble birth, he held several …

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  • 52Borghese family — Noble Italian family, originally from Siena, who first gained fame in the 13th century as magistrates, ambassadors, and other public officials. They moved to Rome in the 16th century and there, after Camillo Borghese was elected (1605) as Pope… …

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  • 53David Zubik — The Most Reverend  David Allen Zubik Bishop of Pittsburgh Other posts Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh (1997–2003) Bisho …

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  • 55Isidore of Kiev —    Metropolitan of Russia (qq.v.) who signed the decree of the union of the churches at the Council of Ferrara Florence (qq.v.) in 1439. A former Greek monk at Mistra (q.v.), Isidore had previously represented John VIII Palaiologos (q.v.) at the… …

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  • 56nuncio — [ nʌnsɪəʊ, nʌnʃɪəʊ] noun (plural nuncios) (in the Roman Catholic Church) a papal ambassador to a foreign government or court. Derivatives nunciature noun Origin C16: from Ital., from L. nuntius messenger …

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  • 57nuncio — noun Father Mike was in a dither over the nuncio s visit Syn: (papal) ambassador, legate, envoy, messenger …

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  • 58internuncio — in•ter•nun•ci•o [[t]ˌɪn tərˈnʌn ʃiˌoʊ, siˌoʊ[/t]] n. pl. ci•os gov a papal ambassador ranking next below a nuncio • Etymology: 1635–45; < It < L internūntius an intermediary. See inter , nuncio …

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  • 59internuncio — /ɪntəˈnʊnsioʊ/ (say intuh noonseeoh) noun (plural internuncios) a papal ambassador ranking next below a nuncio. {Italian, from Latin internuntius} …

  • 60nuncio — ► NOUN (pl. nuncios) ▪ (in the Roman Catholic Church) a papal ambassador to a foreign government or court. ORIGIN Italian, from Latin nuntius messenger …

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