Tommaso Campanella (September 5, 1568–May 21, 1639), baptized Giovanni Domenico Campanella, was an Italian philosopher, theologian and poet. September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ... A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. ...

Born in Stilo in the province of Calabria in southern Italy, Campanella was a child prodigy. Son of a poor and illiterate cobbler, he entered the Dominican Order before age fifteen, taking the name of fra' Tommaso in honour of Thomas Aquinas. He studied theology and philosophy with several masters. This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Calabria, formerly Brutium, is a region in southern Italy which occupies the toe of the Italian peninsula south of Naples. ... A child prodigy, or simply prodigy, is someone who is a master of one or more skills or arts at an early age. ... Cobbler may mean: a person who makes and repairs shoes and boots for a living. ... Laudare, Benedicere, Praedicare Saint Dominic saw the need for a new type of organization to address the needs of his time, one that would bring the dedication and systematic education of the older monastic orders to bear on the religious problems of the burgeoning population of cities, but with more... Saint Thomas Aquinas [Thomas of Aquin, or Aquino] (c. ...

Early on, he became disenchanted with the Aristotelian orthodoxy and attracted by the empiricism of Bernardino Telesio (1509–1588), who taught that knowledge is sensation and that all things in nature possess sensation. Campanella wrote his first work, Philosophia sensibus demonstrata ("Philosophy demonstrated by the senses"), published in 1592, in defence of Telesio. Aristotle (Greek: , AristotélÄ“s) (384 BC – March 7, 322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. ... In philosophy generally, empiricism is a theory of knowledge emphasizing the role of experience. ... Bernardino Telesio (1509 - 1588) was an Italian philosopher and natural scientist. ... 1509 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ...

In Naples he was also initiated in astrology; astrological speculations would become a constant feature in his writings. Country Italy Region Campania Province Naples (NA) Mayor Rosa Russo Jervolino Elevation 17 m Area 117 km² Population  - Total (as of December 31, 2004) 1,000,470  - Density 8,457/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Coordinates Gentilic Napoletani Dialing code 081 Postal code 80100 Patron Saint Januarius  - Day September... Astrology refers to any of several systems, traditions or beliefs in which knowledge of the apparent positions of celestial bodies and related information is held to be useful in understanding, interpreting and organizing knowledge about personality, human affairs and terrestrial events. ...

Campanella's heterodox views, especially his opposition to the authority of Aristotle, brought him into conflict with the ecclesiastical authorities. Denounced to the Inquisition and cited before the Holy Office in Rome, he was confined in a convent until 1597. // Definition Heterodoxy includes any opinions or doctrines at variance with an official or orthodox position.  As an adjective, heterodox is used to describe a subject as characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards (status quo). ... Aristotle (Greek: , AristotélÄ“s) (384 BC – March 7, 322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. ... The term Inquisition (Latin: Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis Sanctum Officium) refers broadly to a number of historical movements orchestrated by the Roman Catholic Church aimed at securing religious and doctrinal unity through the conversion, and sometimes persecution, of alleged heretics. ... Holy Office can refer to: the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, now called the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - the historical Inquisition another word for the Mass (liturgy) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Map of Italy with the Region of Latium Coordinates: Region Latium Province Province of Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496,1 sq mi)  - Urban 5,352 km² (2,066,4 sq mi) Elevation 37 m  (121,4 ft) Population    - City (2006[1... This article is about an abbey as a religious building. ...

After his liberation, Campanella returned to Calabria, where he became the leader of a conspiracy against the Spanish rule. Campanella's aim was to establish a society based on the community of goods and wives, for on the basis of the prophecies of Joachim of Fiore and his own astrological observations, he foresaw the advent of the Age of the Spirit in the year 1600. Betrayed by two of his fellow conspirators, he was captured and incarcerated in Naples. Feigning insanity, he managed to escape the death penalty and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Joachim of Flora (medieval engraving). ...

Campanella spent twenty-seven years imprisoned. During his detention, he wrote his most important works: The Monarchy in Spain (1600), Political Aforisms (1601), Atheismus triumphatus (1605-1607), Quod reminiscetur (1606?), Metaphysica (1609-1623), Theologia (1613-1624), and his most famous work, The City of the Sun (1623). He even intervened in the first trial against Galileo Galilei with his courageous Apology for Galileo (1616). The City of the Sun (La città del Sole in Italian, Civitas Solis in Latin) by the Dominican philosopher Tommaso Campanella is one of the most important utopias. ... Portrait of Galileo Galilei by Giusto Sustermans. ...

Campanella was finally released from his prison in 1626, through Pope Urban VIII, who personally interceded on his behalf with Philip IV of Spain. Taken to Rome and held for a time by the Holy Office, Campanella was restored to full liberty in 1629. He lived for five years in Rome, where he was Urban's advisor in astrological matters. Pope Urban VIII (April 1568 – July 29, 1644), born Maffeo Barberini, was Pope from 1623 to 1644. ... Philip IV (Spanish: Felipe IV,), (April 8, 1605 – September 17, 1665). ... Nickname: The Eternal City Map of Italy with the Region of Latium Coordinates: Region Latium Province Province of Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1,285 km²  (496,1 sq mi)  - Urban 5,352 km² (2,066,4 sq mi) Elevation 37 m  (121,4 ft) Population    - City (2006[1...

In 1634, however, a new conspiracy in Calabria, led by one of his followers, threatened fresh troubles. With the aid of Cardinal Barberini and the French Ambassador de Noailles, he fled to France, where he was received at the court of Louis XIII with marked favour. Protected by Cardinal Richelieu and granted a liberal pension by the king, he spent the rest of his days in the convent of Saint-Honoré in Paris. His last work was a poem celebrating the birth of the future Louis XIV (Ecloga in portentosam Delphini nativitatem). Urban VIII, né Maffeo Barberini (April 1568 – July 29, 1644) was pope from 1623-1644. ... Noailles is the name of several communes in France: Noailles, Corrèze, in the Corrèze département Noailles, Oise, in the Oise département Noailles, Tarn, in the Tarn département Noailles is also the name of a French noble family: Duc de Noailles This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists... Louis XIII (September 27, 1601 – May 14, 1643), called the Just (French: le Juste), was King of France from 1610 to 1643. ... Cardinal Richelieu was the French chief minister from 1624 until his death. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Département Paris (75) Région ÃŽle-de-France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (PS) City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 86. ... Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné) (September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715) ruled as King of France and of Navarre from May 14, 1643 until his death just prior to his seventy-seventh birthday. ...

External links

• Works by Tommaso Campanella at Project Gutenberg

• City of the Sun( 1623 ) at eBooks@Adelaide