The Statue of Giordano Bruno

Published: Sept. 21, 2020, 4 p.m.

The Statue of Giordano Bruno was erected not to add to the considerable charm of its surroundings in the Campo de’ Fiori but to accuse the popes of cruelty and injustice. The statue thus marked a deep change in the attitudes of the ever-changing Eternal City.  But was this change permanent?