No, only other astronomers knew of his theories most of his life. Just before he died he arranged for the publication of his theories, De Revolutionibus. Some people say the published theory reached him on his death bed, although some accounts say he never saw the printed work. It is believed he died several hours after seeing the printed copy.
Galileo, on the other hand, had to rebuke his Copernican ideas under threat of excommunication.
He did get into trouble. The church exiled him and excommunicated him. He killed himself afterwards.
Copernicus' parents were Nicolaus Koppernigk - of which 'Copernicus' is the Latin form - and Barbara (Watzenrode).
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Nicolaus Copernicus was never married.
He did get into trouble. The church exiled him and excommunicated him. He killed himself afterwards.
Galileo Galilei was a famous astronomer who was excommunicated from the Catholic Church in the 17th century for supporting the heliocentric model of the solar system, which contradicted the geocentric views held by the Church at the time.
No, Nicholas Copernicus was not officially excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church. There were no records or historical evidence of such an event occurring. Copernicus' heliocentric model was initially met with skepticism, but he was not excommunicated for his scientific beliefs during his lifetime.
When Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) attempted to promote the heliocentric theory (that the earth moves around the sun) in the seventeenth century, he was tried by the Inquisition in Rome and found "vehemently suspect of heresy". The sentence imposed did not include excommunication, but he was required to "abjure, curse and detest" those opinions and was placed under house arrest for the term of his life. Only in 1965 did the Catholic Church revoke its condemnation of Galileo.
No, he was excommunicated from the Lutheran Church.
King John was excommunicated in England
Copernicus was not condemned.
Galileo was excommunicated by the Catholic Church in 1633 on the orders of the Inquisition. He was found guilty of heresy for supporting the Copernican view that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
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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.
Henry was excommunicated on February 22, 1076.