The Counter Reformation burned him alive here in 1600 for his preposterous idea that the universe was infinite, with many more galaxies than ours.
He later received an official pardon and apology from the church.
mnli hypothesis: He later received an official pardon and apology from the church. premise: The Counter Reformation burned him alive here in 1600 for his preposterous idea that the universe was infinite, with many more galaxies than ours.