Throughout history, there have been several figures who were executed by being burned alive

Throughout history, there have been several figures who were executed by being burned alive by the Catholic Church because they were considered to have deviated from the doctrine, committed heresy or were heretics.

Here are some of these figures.

No.1 - Giordano Bruno (1548–1600)

Quoted from britannica. Bruno was an Italian philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer who was sentenced to death by the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church. He is known for his views that support the concept of an infinite universe. In these theories, Giordano Bruno rejected the geocentric theory and embraced the heliocentric theory which states that the earth orbits the sun. And Bruno also rejected some of the core doctrines of the Catholic Church. However, this view was considered heretical by the church and he was eventually sentenced to death by being burned alive in the Campo de' Fiori square, Rome. When the death sentence was given, Giordano Bruno had time to say to the judges. (Maybe your fear of giving me punishment is greater than I myself who accept it.)

No. 2 -  Jan Hus (1369–1415)

Quoted from the world history encyclopedia.

Jan Hus was a Czech theologian and reformer who led the reform movement in Bohemia. Inspired by the work of John Whycliffe, he criticized various practices of the Catholic Church, including the sale of indulgences, and he called for reform in the church. Hus was sentenced to death because he was considered a heretic by the church. And he was then sentenced by the Council of Constantine by being burned alive. The death of Jan Hus, sparked the anger of his followers in Bohemia and sparked a reform movement known as the Hussite movement. His followers demanded church reform and rejected the dominance of Roman Catholicism. Which eventually sparked a war between the Hussites and the Catholic forces led by the Holy Roman Empire.

No. 3 - , William Tyndale (1494–1536)

Quoted from the World History Encyclopedia, William Tyndale was an English academic who translated the Bible into English. In 1524, Tyndale left England and settled in Germany. In Germany he began working on translating the Bible from the original Greek and Hebrew texts into English. Then a copy of his translated Bible was printed and smuggled into England. Tyndale's work became very influential but was also strictly prohibited, because it was considered a major crime at that time by the Catholic Church and the English government. At that time England was under the rule of King Henry VIII. Because of this work, he was considered a heretic by the Catholic authorities. Tyndale was arrested and executed by strangulation first, then his body was burned.

No. 4 - Jacques De Molay (1243–1314)

Quoted from sky history, Jacques de Molay was the last grand master of the Templar Knights. He was arrested on baseless charges and on the orders of King Philip IV of France and Pope Clement V. King Philip IV accused the Templar Knights of being involved in various heretical or heretical practices and other crimes, including idolatry, sexual abuse, and inappropriate secret activities. but the main reason was, because King Philip IV had a large debt to the Templar Knights, who were the main bankers at that time. then King Philip IV pressured Pope Clement V to support his actions against the Templar Knights. The Pope, who was under political and financial pressure from the French king at that time, finally agreed to issue a decree dissolving the order in 1312, through the bull "Vox in excelso". Jacques De Molay, the grand master of the Templar Knights was then arrested along with many other Templar members. after years of imprisonment and torture, he was finally executed by being burned alive in Paris. This severe punishment was not only the involvement of the Catholic Church at that time, but the process also involved significant political factors.

No. 5 - Girolamo Savonarola (1452–1498)

Quoted from the New World Encyclopedia, he was a Dominican friar and reformer from Italy who dared to criticize corruption in the Catholic Church. At that time, the Roman Catholic Church priests were increasingly corrupting morality, living a corrupt life. The papacy was filled with abuse and personal immorality in almost every district, sometimes there were also traveling vendors of forgiveness. Because of this, Savonarola withdrew from his secular studies. Because of his opposition, Savonarola was accused of being a heretic, because he uttered prophecies, incited, and committed religious errors. He was then excommunicated by Pope Alexander VI, the Pope appealed for his arrest and execution. On the day of his execution, he was taken to the "Piazza Della Signoria" with his two colleagues Fra Silvestro and Fra Domenico Da Pescia. The three were ritually stripped of their robes, humiliated as heretics and schismatics, and handed over to the secular authorities to be burned. then they were hung with chains on a cross, a large fire was lit beneath them and they were burned alive.