Pope Paul V, born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in 1621. In 1611, he honored Galileo Galilei as a member of the Papal Accademia dei Lincei and supported his discoveries. In 1616, Pope Paul V instructed Cardinal Bellarmine to inform Galileo that the Copernican theory could not be taught as fact, but Bellarmine's certificate allowed Galileo to continue his studies in search for evidence and use the geocentric model as a theoretical device. That same year Paul V assured Galileo that he was safe from persecution so long as he, the Pope, should live. Bellarmine's certificate was used by Galileo for his defense at the trial of 1633.
The diocese of Cervia was a Roman Catholic diocese in Emilia-Romagna.
The Italian Catholic Diocese of San Marino-Montefeltro was until 1977 the historic Diocese of Montefeltro. It is a Latin suffragan of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia. The current diocese includes all the parishes of San Marino.
The Diocese of Belluno-Feltre is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Veneto, northern Italy, created in 1986. The historic Diocese of Belluno and Diocese of Feltre were united under the name diocese of Belluno e Feltre in 1818. The diocese is a suffragan of the Patriarchate of Venice.
Girolamo Cardinal Bernerio, O.P. was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
Gianfrancesco Gambara (1533–1587) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal and bishop.
Giovanni Francesco Guidi di Bagno (1578–1641) was an Italian cardinal, brother of cardinal Nicola Guidi di Bagno and nephew of cardinal Girolamo Colonna.
Michael Fitzwalter (died 1601) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Seville (1596–1601). He was also named Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe (1591-1601) but never assumed the bishopric.
Ludovico Gonzaga was an Italian nobleman and condottiero, a member of the House of Gonzaga branch of Sabbioneta.
Mattia Ugoni was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Famagusta (1504–1529).
Gianfrancesco Ugoni was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Famagusta (1530–1543).
Georgius Perpignani (1555–1621) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Canea (1619–1621) and Bishop of Tinos (1594–1619).
Sormani is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Gianfrancesco Sanseverino was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Acerra (1556–1559).
Gianfrancesco Bembo, C.R.S. was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Belluno (1694–1720).
Petrus Draghi Bartoli was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Titular Patriarch of Alexandria (1690–1695).
Paolo Zane was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Brescia (1480–1531).
Francesco Cornaro, iuniore (1547–1598) was a Roman Catholic cardinal who served as Bishop of Treviso (1577–1595).
Romualdo Tancredi, O.S.B. (1637–1694) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Montalcino (1688–1694).
Giovan Francesco Morosini or Gianfrancesco Morosini was a Venetian Catholic cardinal who served as Bishop of Brescia and Apostolic Nuncio in France.
