Question

Who was menocchio? Why and how did he face the wrath of the Roman Catholic Church?

Answer 1

Domenico Scandella, also known as Menocchio, was a miller from Montereale, Italy, who in the 16th century was tried by the Inquisition for his unorthodox religious views, and burnt at the stake for heresy in 1599.

Answer 2

In the sixteenth century, Menocchio, a Miller in Italy, read a few books and created a view of God and his Creation. It infuriated Roman Catholic Church. Menocchio was hauled up twice and ultimately excecuted by burning at the Stake of Heresy in 1599.