Galileo affair

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conflict between science and religion historical event religious controversy scientific controversy

The Galileo affair was a 17th-century conflict between Galileo Galilei and the Roman Catholic Church over the support of heliocentrism, symbolizing the broader tension between emerging science and religious authority.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Galileo affair canonical	6
trial of Galileo	1
trial of Galileo Galilei	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	conflict between science and religion ⓘ historical event ⓘ religious controversy ⓘ scientific controversy ⓘ
country	Papal States ⓘ
endTime	1633 ⓘ
followedBy	gradual acceptance of heliocentrism in Europe ⓘ
hasCause	conflict over Church authority in science ⓘ interpretation of Scripture ⓘ support for heliocentrism ⓘ
hasMainSubject	Galileo Galilei ⓘ
hasPart	1616 condemnation of heliocentrism ⓘ 1633 trial of Galileo ⓘ Galileo’s abjuration ⓘ
hasTheme	authority of Scripture ⓘ freedom of scientific inquiry ⓘ interpretation of natural philosophy ⓘ relationship between science and religion ⓘ
involves	Copernican system ⓘ Inquisition ⓘ surface form: Holy Office of the Inquisition Pope Urban VIII ⓘ Ptolemaic system ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church geocentrism ⓘ heliocentrism ⓘ
laterAssessmentBy	Pope John Paul II ⓘ Second Vatican Council ⓘ
laterDevelopment	1992 papal acknowledgment of errors in Galileo case ⓘ
location	Italian Peninsula ⓘ Rome ⓘ
mainWorkInvolved	Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems ⓘ Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina ⓘ Sidereus Nuncius ⓘ
opposedBy	Cardinal Robert Bellarmine ⓘ Roman Inquisition theologians ⓘ
pointInTime	17th century ⓘ
relatedTo	Catholic theology of revelation ⓘ Counter-Reformation ⓘ Scientific Revolution ⓘ
result	Galileo convicted of heresy ⓘ Galileo sentenced to house arrest ⓘ Index of Forbidden Books ⓘ surface form: Index of Forbidden Books listing of heliocentric works heliocentrism declared formally heretical in 1616 ⓘ
significance	influenced later views on Church and science ⓘ milestone in history of astronomy ⓘ symbol of conflict between science and religious authority ⓘ
startTime	1610 ⓘ
supportedBy	Cosimo II de' Medici ⓘ surface form: Grand Duke Cosimo II de’ Medici some Jesuit astronomers ⓘ

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Subject: Galileo affair
Description of subject: The Galileo affair was a 17th-century conflict between Galileo Galilei and the Roman Catholic Church over the support of heliocentrism, symbolizing the broader tension between emerging science and religious authority.

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Galileo Galilei → conflict → Galileo affair ⓘ

Pope Urban VIII → involvedIn → Galileo affair ⓘ

Maffeo → involvedIn → Galileo affair ⓘ

subject surface form: Maffeo Barberini

Life of Galileo → historicalEventDepicted → Galileo affair ⓘ

this entity surface form: trial of Galileo

Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina → associatedWith → Galileo affair ⓘ

Cardinal Robert Bellarmine → involvedIn → Galileo affair ⓘ

subject surface form: Robert Bellarmine

Roman Inquisition theologians → notableCase → Galileo affair ⓘ

Roman Inquisition → significantEvent → Galileo affair ⓘ

this entity surface form: trial of Galileo Galilei