<P> Domenico Scandella ( 1532 -- 1599 ) , 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 . His life and beliefs are known from the Inquisition records , and has been the subject of the book The Cheese and the Worms by Carlo Ginzburg . </P>
<P> Domenico Scandella ( 1532 -- 1599 ) , 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 . His life and beliefs are known from the Inquisition records , and has been the subject of the book The Cheese and the Worms by Carlo Ginzburg . </P>
name the italian who reinterpreted the message of bible
name the italian who reinterpreted the message of bible
Domenico Scandella ( 1532 -- 1599 ) , also known as Menocchio
Domenico Scandella ( 1532 -- 1599 ) , also known as Menocchio