Tommaso Campanella, baptized Giovanni Domenico Campanella, lived from 5 September 1568 to 21 May 1639 and was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, theologian, astrologer and poet. He was prosecuted by the Roman Inquisition for heresy in 1594 and confined to house arrest for two years, then in 1599 was accused of conspiring against the Spanish rulers of Calabria, tortured and imprisoned for 27 years, during which he wrote his most significant works, including The City of the Sun, a utopia describing an egalitarian theocratic society in which property is held in common.
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Defining MomentTwenty-seven years imprisoned in Naples 1 Notable Publication In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, originated there.
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1. Tommaso Campanella, Wikipedia
Works
a utopia describing an egalitarian theocratic society where property is held in common.
Imprisonment
Campanella spent twenty-seven years imprisoned in Naples, in various fortresses.
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Tommaso Campanella (Italian: [tomˈmaːzo kampaˈnɛlla]; 5 September 1568-21 May 1639), baptized Giovanni Domenico Campanella, was an Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet.
Campanella was prosecuted by the Roman Inquisition for heresy in 1594 and was confined to house arrest for two years.
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