Who was burned at the stake by the Catholic Church for championing the new learning advanced by Copernicus and Galileo?

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Giordano Bruno was a Dominican friar and philosopher who championed the Copernican theory that the Earth and other planets revolve around the sun. He also proposed the idea of an infinite universe with numerous worlds and intelligent beings. These views conflicted with the church's teachings and in 1600, Bruno was tried for heresy by the Inquisition and burned at the stake.

Who Was Burned at the Stake by the Catholic Church