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An unforgiven heretic who was burned for believing in an endless universe is commemorated in this ritzy Italian market.
Campo de Fiori in Italy is brimming with flower stalls, cafes and throngs of tourists. But the statue of Giordano Bruno stands tall at its very centre; a grim brass reminder that this 16th century Dominican friar was burned at the stake for his forward-thinking. Despite his religious training, Bruno's bold theories on an infinite universe with multiple godly created worlds ran contrary to the beliefs of those in power, which led to his lengthy and eventual execution.
