Yes, in 1543, the year of his death.
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Copernicus published his heliocentric theory in 1543 in his book "De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium" (On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres).
Galileo Galilei was put on trial by the Inquisition for advocating the heliocentric model of the universe, which contradicted the geocentric views of the Catholic Church at the time. His writings that supported the findings of Copernicus were considered heretical by the Church, leading to his trial and subsequent conviction.