Girolamo Savonarola
Domenican friar and reformer, Savonarola was a righteous voice in Florence at a time when corruption was prevalent in Italy. He preached prophetic speeches, made enemies of Pope Alexander VI and the Duke of Milan, and governed Florence himself for a short time in the form of a democratic republic. Savonarola was viciously persecuted, tried, tortured, and sentenced to death by papal commissioners on apparently fabricated evidence.
Important Dates
Born: Sept. 21, 1452
Died: May 23, 1498
On the Web
Catholic Encyclopedia: Girolamo Savonarola
Fairly thorough biography by J. P. Kirsch.Girolamo Savonarola: Prayer Makes History
Admiring bio by David Smithers.The Medieval Synthesis Under Attack: Savonarola and the Protestant Reformation
Extensive article by Steven Kreis at the History Guide.Portrait of Girolamo Savonarola
Painted by Fra Bartolommeo and online at the Web Gallery of Art.
In Print
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Savonarola, His Life & Times
by William R. ClarkLife & Times of Girolamo Savonarola
(Set)
by Pasquale Villari
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