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Childhood of Girolamo Savonarola
• He had early passion for learning.
• His grandfather who was Physician first became Girolamo’s tutor.
• Even Though he was young, he loved to read St. Thomas Aquinas and the
Arab commentators of Aristotle.
Background Information About
Girolamo Savonarola
• Girolamo Savonarola was born on September 21st, 1452 at the
City of Ferrara.
• Girolamo’s family was noble family.
• He died at Florence on May 23rd,1498 and age of 45.
• He studied Scripture, logic, philosophy and medicine.
• He earned arts degree at the university of Ferrara.
More Background Information About
Girolamo Savonarola
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Girolamo Savonarola was a Dominican Reformer.
He was a moral dictator of Florence when the Medici family was
driven out
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He strongly disliked of jokes and frivolity, of poetry and inns , of gambling.
Him and his followers were called “Snivellers” by Girolamo’s enemies.
Girolamo Savonarola had lots of enemies. For example, pope Alexander VI was one
of enemies.
More Background Information About
Girolamo Savonarola
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Girolamo’s first success in preaching was at St. Gemignano.
He preached at Florence and brought Moral reformation to Renaissance at the end
of 15th century.
He mostly preached on First Epistle of John and Book of Revelation.
Pope Alexander XI excommunicated Girolamo on May 12, 1497 and he also
threatened Florentines with interdict if they persisted in harboring Girolamo.
He composed the masterpiece called, “Triumph of the Cross”
Background Information about
Bonfire of the Vanities
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Girolamo Savonarola encouraged his followers to burn jewelries and trinkets in a
huge fire which was called “Bonfire of The Vanities”
Practice of Burning objects that leads up to temptation was to turn Catholic
churches back toward faithful.
Girolamo led this practice on February 7th , 1497.
Bonfire of the Vanities is an act of burning objects convicted by Authorities.
Girolamo Savonarola and his followers burned lots of objects like cosmetics, arts,
books in the Florence which were at the festival called “Mardi Gras.”
Reason why Girolamo was excommunicated
• When Florence refused the offer to join the Holy League By pope Alexander
VI, Girolamo was called by Pope. And as he was with pope, he refused to
stop preaching against Catholic Church and to stop his campaigns like
“Bonfire of the Vanities.”
• Pope then excommunicated Girolamo Savonarola because Catholic church
feared him and thought that Girolamo could bring big chaos to catholic
church and since he challenged Catholic Churches to melt gold and silvers
catholic church disliked him.
People involved
• In this Counter reformation, Girolamo Savonarola and his followers and
Catholic churches were involved since, Girolamo and his followers did the
act of “Bonfire of the Vanities” and catholic churches were also involved
since they disliked Girolamo Savonarola.
• His enemies like pope Alexander XI was involved.
Religious Disunity
• It showed religious disunity because the idea of Catholic Church and
Girolamo Savonarola were different so Girolamo and church conflicted and
as he was excommunicated there were religious conflict and it shows
disunity.
bibliography
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Robert Appleton Company,1912. 6 Nov. 2014 <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13490a.htm>.
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