News On This Day In History: Vatican Began 7-Year-Long Trial Against Giordano Bruno – On Jan 27, 1593 AncientPages.com | January 27, 2017 AncientPages.com - On January 27, 1593, the Vatican began a seven-year trial against an Italian Dominican cleric, Giordano Bruno. Bruno was born in Nola, at the foot of Read More