Galileo was convicted in 1633 because he went up against the Roman Catholic Church. He disagreed with their beliefs, so the Church took him to court, found him guilty of heresy --going against a religion-- and then sentencing Galileo to house arrest, but for the rest of his life.
December 1633
April 12 1633
It was Galileo who quoted that the earth in not the center of the Universe.
recanted his beliefs
Galileo Galilei
On June 22, 1633, after an inquisition, Galileo Galilei was convicted of the crime of believing something in conflict with God's truth and knowledge. Specifically, for believing the Earth revolves around the Sun.
December 1633
April 12 1633
1633 He was condemned ( proven guilty )
It was Galileo who quoted that the earth in not the center of the Universe.
recanted his beliefs
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei
Galileo
The Inquisition sentenced Galileo in June of 1633. He remained under house arrest for the rest of his life (1642), smuggling out his later works to be published in Holland, out of reach of the Church.
heresy and was dispositioned(punished by) house arrest
1633