The year 1600 is considered the beginning of the era of modern freethought, as it is marked by the execution in Italy of Giordano Bruno, a former Dominican Monk, by the Inquisition.
As it is marked by the execution in Italy of Giordano Bruno by the Inquisition. This was what the year 1600 is considered the beginning of the era of modern freethought. Giordano Bruno is a former Dominican Monk.