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Galileo Galilei, born in Pisa on February 15, 1564, studied physics, astronomy and mathematics, was in Rome on February 13, 1633.
He was denounced as a heretic by the Catholic Church in early 1633 for claiming that the earth revolved around the Sun.
But he was allowed to defend themselves.
The ambassador and other friends of Galileo’s, including clergymen, tried to soften the pope’s wrath, but in vain. Galileo was subjected to four interrogations before the Inquisition Tribunal, on April 12th and 30th and on June 10th and 21st. He had to recount his experiences, justify his publication of the Dialogue and his failure to obey Bellarmino’s injunction, and clarify “for the sake of the truth” whether he believed Copernicus’s opinions and thought them true.
Accordingly, the court ordered him to recant his opinions, accept Church doctrine and perform “salutary penances.”
The guilty verdict was announced by the Inquisition cardinals in the capitular hall of the Dominican monastery of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. After addressing a few words to the judges, Galileo - holding a lighted candle in his left hand and touching the Scriptures with his right - knelt and pronounced his abjuration, thus accepting the verdict against him.
Today, Galileo will be commemorated at the Vatican, as a new exhibition marks the 400th anniversary of his work.
According to BBC there in The files also lie inter alia include a papal document authorising the division of the new world between Spain and Portugal after Christopher Columbus returned from his voyage of discovery to the Americas.
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