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Girolamo Savonarola

Italian Dominican friar and preacher (1452-1498).

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Girolamo Savonarola was an Italian Dominican friar and preacher. Born on 21 September 1452 in Ferrara, Savonarola died on 23 May 1498 in piazza della Signoria at the age of 45.

Notable works include De doctrina Aristotelis, Sermons and Trattato sul governo di Firenze. Savonarola studied at University of Ferrara.

With a Wikipedia article in 86 languages, Girolamo Savonarola is No. 4,768 in the People and Position Index.

Born
21 September 1452, Ferrara
Died
23 May 1498, piazza della Signoria (aged 45)
Country
Duchy of Ferrara
Known as
Politician, philosopher, religious
Field
Religion
Education
University of Ferrara
Languages
Italian, Latin
Wikipedia editions
86

Did you know

45

Lived to 45.

21 Sep

Shares a birthday with H. G. Wells and Shinzō Abe.

35

One of 35 people in the Index born in Ferrara, with Michelangelo Antonioni.

86

Has a Wikipedia article in 86 languages.

Computed from the Index and Wikidata.

Notable works

Notable works

  • De doctrina Aristotelis
  • Sermons
  • Trattato sul governo di Firenze
  • In psalmum "Miserere"
  • In psalmum "In te, Domine, speravi"
  • Breviario
  • Rime
  • Letters
  • De veritate prophetica dyalogus
  • Apologeticus de ratione poeticae artis

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  1. Wikidata Q164823 (facts, CC0)
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