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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.
Jun 28, 2024 · Girolamo Savonarola, Italian Christian preacher, reformer, and martyr, renowned for his clash with tyrannical rulers and corrupt clergy. After the overthrow of the Medici in 1494, Savonarola was the sole leader of Florence, setting up a democratic republic.
May 5, 1998 · Having made many powerful enemies, the Dominican friar and puritan fanatic Girolamo Savonarola was executed on 23 May 1498.
Girolamo Savonarola, (born Sept. 21, 1452, Ferrara, duchy of Ferrara—died May 23, 1498, Florence), Italian preacher, religious reformer, and martyr.
Jul 3, 2019 · Preacher and friar Girolamo Savonarola came to practically rule Florence before a fall from power and execution. Learn more in this fascinating biography.
Jun 8, 2018 · SAVONAROLA, GIROLAMO (1452 – 1498), was a Dominican preacher, reformer, and prophet. Savonarola was born in Ferrara, Italy, and under the eye of his grandfather, the distinguished court physician Michele Savonarola, was educated in religious and liberal studies before going on to 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.
