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The Catholic Church persecuted Galileo Galilei for defending heliocentrism, convicting him in 1633.
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Is it true that the Catholic Church persecuted Galileo Galilei for defending heliocentrism, convicting him in 1633?
Yes. Multiple sources confirm that Galileo was tried and convicted by the Catholic Church in 1633 for defending heliocentrism, including a reference work stating the Inquisition convicted him of heresy for holding that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
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Galileo Galilei. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_Galilei
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THE CATHOLIC CHURCH NOT HOSTILE TO SCIENCE IN HER ACTION. (New Zealand Tablet, 20 September 1878). (1878). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZT18780920.2.4
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Did the Catholic church prosecute Galileo because he was teaching unproven ideas?. (2020). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/47747/did-the-catholic-church-prosecute-galileo-because-he-was-teaching-unproven-ideas
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A psychoanalysis of Galileo Galilei: observed personality traits as contributing factors in his condemnation by the Catholic Church in 1633. (2018). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.82267/888
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Galileo affair - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_affair
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Galileo between history and myth: new observations on the life and works of Galileo Galilei. (2017). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.26565/2521-6481-2017-2-2
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In the Service of the Reich: Aspects of Copernicus and Galileo in Nazi Germany’s Historiographical and Political Discourse. (2001). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0269889701000126
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Salomoni, D. (2021). Educating the Catholic People. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=BIs5EAAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api
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Dan, S. & Ernest, D. (2014). Return to Galileo? The Inquisition of the International Narcotic Control Board. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.7916/D8XS5STH
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Galileo Galilei and the Roman Curia: From Authentic Sources. (2025). ebookcentral.proquest.com. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=32504220
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Lino, B. (2025). The trial of Galileo Galilei by the roman inquisition: a comprehensive overview. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2025.8(1).12
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