Question: Who was brought before the Inquisition for heresy but renounced his beliefs and thus remained under house arrest for life?
Sentence: Galileo was found "vehemently suspect of heresy", namely of having held the opinions that the Sun lies motionless at the centre of the universe, that the Earth is not at its centre and moves, and that one may hold and defend an opinion as probable after it has been declared contrary to Holy Scripture.
Answer in sentence: no