Niccolò Lorini was born in Florence in 1544. He served as a Preacher General Dominican Order and a lecturer in ecclesiastical history at the University of Florence. [1] He is most famous for his involvement in the Galileo trails, the Galileo affair. He was a member of the Pigeon League named for one of Galileo's rivals, Lodovico delle Colombe. Lorini instigated the events of 1616 by sending the Roman Inquisition a copy of Galileo's letter to Benedetto Castelli. [2]
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- ^ "Galileo Portal: Niccolò Lorini 1544 -c. 1617". portalegalileo.museogalileo.it. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "The Galileo Project | Christianity | Tommaso Caccini". galileo.rice.edu. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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Niccolò Lorini was born in Florence in 1544. He served as a Preacher General Dominican Order and a lecturer in ecclesiastical history at the University of Florence. [1] He is most famous for his involvement in the Galileo trails, the Galileo affair. He was a member of the Pigeon League named for one of Galileo's rivals, Lodovico delle Colombe. Lorini instigated the events of 1616 by sending the Roman Inquisition a copy of Galileo's letter to Benedetto Castelli. [2]
See also
References
- ^ "Galileo Portal: Niccolò Lorini 1544 -c. 1617". portalegalileo.museogalileo.it. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "The Galileo Project | Christianity | Tommaso Caccini". galileo.rice.edu. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
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