Copernicus was not condemned.
Copernicus
The Church took the Bible literally, and they interpreted a verse that said the Sun stayed still. They said that Copernicus and Galileo where traitors of the bible and condemned them.
The Catholic Church has been around for twenty centuries, in that time, there have been innumerable people who have been condemned as heretics, a partial list of "The Great Heresies" is attached below. If you want a more meaningful answer, you would have to provide a time frame and a country.
The Condemned.
Copernicus' parents were Nicolaus Koppernigk - of which 'Copernicus' is the Latin form - and Barbara (Watzenrode).
Copernicus's full name is Nicolaus Copernicus. "Nicolaus" is his middle name.
Nicholas Copernicus was Polish.
The correct spelling is, indeed, Copernicus.
Copernicus was never imprisoned.
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