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Also Known As Pietro Soave Polano
Born August 14, 1552 • Venice • Italy
Died January 14, 1623 (aged 70) • Venice • Italy
Notable Works “History of the Council of Trent”
Subjects Of Study Council of Trent • dilation • valve • vein • church and state

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Sarpi, detail of a portrait (the black spot on his face covers the scar from an unsuccessful attempt on his life in 1607); in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, Eng.
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