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Florence, Italy. Type. Burning of objects condemned by authorities as occasions of sin. Theme. Supporters of Dominican priest Girolamo Savonarola collected and publicly burned thousands of objects, such as cosmetics, art, and books. A bonfire of the vanities ( Italian: falò delle vanità) is a burning of objects condemned by religious ...
Jan 17, 2021 · Girolamo Savonarola was a Dominican friar with extreme views. He arrived in Florence in 1490 at the request of the powerful Lorenzo de’ Medici. Savonarola proved to be a popular preacher. He spoke against the exploitation of the poor by the rich and powerful, corruption within the clergy, and the excesses of Renaissance Italy.
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On this day in 1497, a Dominican friar named Girolama Savonarola had a bonfire. What was lost? It was the 15th century, so it’s hard to know exactly, but “artworks, books, cosmetics, dresses...
Feb 7, 2017 · Piazza Savonarola in Florence. The most famous 'bonfire of the vanities' encouraged by the outspoken Dominican priest Girolamo Savonarola took place in Florence on this day in 1497. Savonarola campaigned against what he considered to be the artistic and social excesses of the Renaissance, preaching with fanatical passion against any material ...
Girolamo Savonarola, OP ( UK: / ˌsævɒnəˈroʊlə /, US: / ˌsævən -, səˌvɒn -/, [4] [5] [6] Italian: [dʒiˈrɔːlamo savonaˈrɔːla]; 21 September 1452 – 23 May 1498) or Jerome Savonarola [7] was an ascetic [8] Dominican friar from Ferrara and a preacher active in Renaissance Florence.
Feb 2, 2024 · They were gangs of boys and young men – mostly middle class – who patrolled the streets of Florence in the 1490s, shouting abuse at the visibly impious: drunks, gamblers, women. They were called ‘pinzocheroni’, too: bigots. They, like the city, were under the sway of Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican friar who believed he was the voice ...
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May 5, 1998 · In the famous ‘bonfire of the vanities’ in 1497 he had gaming tables and packs of cards, carnival masks, mirrors, ornaments, nude statues and supposedly indecent books and pictures burned in the street. The friar also disapproved of profiteering financiers and businessmen.
