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  2. Galileo affair - Wikipedia

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    The Galileo affair (Italian: il processo a Galileo Galilei) began around 1610, [1] and culminated with the trial and condemnation of Galileo Galilei by the Roman Catholic Inquisition in 1633. Galileo was prosecuted for holding as true the doctrine of heliocentrism , the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at ...

  3. Pope Paul V - Wikipedia

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    He was elected as Pope in 1605, following the death of Pope Leo XI. Pope Paul V was known for being stern and unyielding, defending the privileges of the Church. He met with Galileo Galilei in 1616 and was involved in the controversy over heliocentrism. He canonized and beatified several individuals during his papacy and created 60 cardinals in ...

  4. Vincenzo Maculani - Wikipedia

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    After Galileo Galilei's falling out with Pope Urban VIII, Maculani conducted the first interview with the scientist [4] [5] [6] (on 12 April 1633); the inquiry was conducted in Fra Vincenzo's chambers at the Palace of the Inquisition in Rome. [7] This was the first stage in Galileo's trial and persecution by the Inquisition.

  5. List of popes - Wikipedia

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    Trial against Galileo Galilei. The last pope to expand papal territory by force of arms. Issued a 1624 bill that made the use of tobacco in holy places punishable by excommunication. 236: 15 September 1644 – 7 January 1655 (10 years, 114 days) Innocent X INNOCENTIVS Decimus: Giovanni Battista Pamphilj: 6 May 1574 Rome, Lazio, Papal States 70 / 80

  6. Galileo Galilei - Wikipedia

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    Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei (/ ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l eɪ oʊ ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l eɪ /, US also / ˌ ɡ æ l ɪ ˈ l iː oʊ-/; Italian: [ɡaliˈlɛːo ɡaliˈlɛːi]) or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian [a] astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath.

  7. Science and the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    On 31 October 1992, Pope John Paul II expressed regret for how the Galileo affair was handled, and issued a declaration acknowledging the errors committed by the Church tribunal that judged the scientific positions of Galileo Galilei; this was the result of a study conducted by the Pontifical Council for Culture.

  8. Trump's lawyers said he's a modern-day Galileo Galilei, and ...

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    Trump's lawyers compared him to Galileo Galilei, who was called a heretic for believing the Earth revolves around the sun.

  9. Inquisition - Wikipedia

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    A famous case tried by the Roman Inquisition was that of Galileo Galilei in 1633. The penances and sentences for those who confessed or were found guilty were pronounced together in a public ceremony at the end of all the processes. This was the sermo generalis or auto-da-fé. [113]