Pope Paul III sanctions Roman Inquisition, which later tries Galileo Galilei

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Religion

Place

Italy

Date

1542

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"On July 21, 1542, he sanctioned what became known as the Roman Inquisition. . . . the most famous case tried by the cardinals of the Roman Inquisition was that of Galileo Galilei in 1633." [Furtado: 1001 Days]

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