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Girolamo Savonarola, (born Sept. 21, 1452, Ferrara, duchy of Ferrara—died May 23, 1498, Florence), Italian preacher, religious reformer, and martyr. He joined the Dominican order in 1475 and was sent to Florence to lecture at the convent of San Marco, where he became known for his learning and asceticism.
Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more — all for only $19.99... Born at Ferrara, 21 September, 1452; died at Florence, 23 May, 1498. The Dominican reformer came from an old family of Ferrara. Intellectually very talented he devoted himself to his studies, and especially to philosophy and medicine.
Born in Ferrara, Girolamo Savonarola (b. 1452–d. 1498) entered the Dominican order in Bologna in 1475. After spells in Florence, San Gimignano, and Brescia, he returned to Florence under Medicean patronage in 1490 and was elected prior of the convent of San Marco the following year.
1452 - 1498. Girolamo Savonarola (1452 - 1498) became prior at the Dominican convent of San Marco, Florence, in 1491. His preaching and his crusade against impiety and luxury gained him great political power in Florence, especially during the Republic established after the death of Lorenzo de' Medici and the exile of Lorenzo's son Piero in 1494.
Trial and execution of Girolamo Savonarola. The imprudence of the most impassioned of his followers, Fra Domenico da Pescia, brought events to a head. Fra Domenico took at his word a Franciscan who had challenged to ordeal by fire anyone who maintained the invalidity of Savonarola’s excommunication. The Signoria and the whole population of ...
Savonarola, Girolamo1452–1498 Preacher, reformer, and prophet. T he Dominican* friar Girolamo Savonarola was a leading political and religious figure in Florence in the 1490s. Savonarola, who claimed to possess the gift of prophecy, attacked the wealthy and powerful in his sermons. He urged the people of Florence to reform their government ...
Jun 8, 2018 · Girolamo Savonarola. Savonarola, Girolamo. views 3,657,483 updated Jun 08 2018. SAVONAROLA, GIROLAMO. Dominican reformer; b. Ferrara, Italy, Sept. 21, 1452; d. Florence, May 23, 1498. Career to 1495. The Savonarolas came from Padua, whence Girolamo's grandfather, a distinguished and pious physician, had migrated to Ferrara in 1440.
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