Giordano Bruno Burned at the Stake

17th February 1600

Photo monocromatica di un basso-rilievo che raffigura il messo al rogo di Giordano Bruno.

On this day, the Italian philosopher, poet, alchemist, astrologer, cosmological theorist, and esotericist, Giordano Bruno, was burned alive at the stake in the central Roman market square, Campo de’ Fiori, having been found guilty of heresy by the Roman Inquisition. Bruno was accused of denying several core Catholic doctrines, including eternal damnation, the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, the virginity of Mary, and transubstantiation. Modern historians are divided as to whether his trial was a response to his cosmological views or his religious views, but wherever the truth may lie, his case is considered a landmark in the history of free thought and the emerging sciences.

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Author: Tony

Born and raised in Malaysia between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Educated at Wycliffe College in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England. Living in the foothills of Mount Etna since 1982 and teaching English at Catania University since 1987.

2 thoughts on “Giordano Bruno Burned at the Stake”

  1. In Rome, in Campo dei Fiori, where Giorgano Bruno was burnt at the stake ( like Joan of Arc) , there’s the disquieting statue of the philosopher looking down ( in both senses) on the tourists. Worth visiting it

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