Giordano Bruno Theory

In order to fully understand Italian Culture, one must spend sometime studying the famous people that were born and lived in Italy that shaped its history and its future. An important time in Italian history was that of the Roman Inquisition. During the second half of the 16th century, members of the Vatican church began to investigate and sometimes execute members of society who did not agree with their views1. Among these people who were executed for going against the views of the Church was a man named Giordano Bruno. Bruno was born in 1548 and died in 1600, living for the start of the Roman Inquisition. Bruno was born in a town called Nola, which was located near Naples. Although he was born in Nola, Bruno only stayed there for the early part of his life and spent the rest traveling through much of Europe.
These points are the most important to understand his impact because they will explain why the Roman Inquisition was against him and show where his views may come from. Information can be collected about Giordano Bruno’s theories because he wrote many books, including “De L'infinito Universo et Mondi” (On the Infinite Universe and Worlds), about his beliefs and studies2. Websites, mostly including Wikipedia and the Britannica Encyclopedia, were the main sources used for this paper. Giordano Bruno’s Wikipedia page is a good starting point when conducting research on him, because one can find the general information and then can find ideas for further