T Polyphilus ([info]paradoxosalpha) wrote,
@ 2009-02-17 08:07:00
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The Feast of Saint Jordanus Brunus Nolensis the Martyr
Today is the Feast of Giordano Bruno the Nolan, who proclaimed himself d'ogni legge nimico e d'ongi fede ["enemy to every law and every faith"]. Excommunicated by Catholics, Calvinists, and Lutherans, he was finally burned at the stake by the Roman Inquisition. Bruno was an original and profound theorist of the magical link and a surpassing mnemotechnician, who aspired to revive the solar worship of the ancients. Unto him may there be granted the accomplishment of his will, yea the accomplishment of his will.

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[info]votum_succendo
2009-02-17 02:20 pm UTC (link)
O'yez!

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[info]beowulf1723
2009-02-17 11:59 pm UTC (link)
He was also apparently a goddess worshiper (Circe seems to have been a big deal for him) and I'm beginning to think that he was more into the Kabbalah than normally given credit for, although a lot of that may have come from Agrippa rather than translations of the basic Jewish texts that were available then.

He also said, "To the true philosopher every country is his homeland (Al vero filosofo ogni terreno è patria)", a statement that not only fitted his peripatetic life, but also today's globalized world.

Interesting that his problems with authority seems to have been limited to the religious factions; he seems to have gotten along well enough with secular leaders.

It should be noted that the Italian inquisition didn't usually do in vivo burnings, but rather strangled its victims in jail and then burned the body in effigy. Bruno apparently got the full monty because, being from the Naples area, he was a Spanish subject, and the Spanish insisted on it being done their way.

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