Girolamo Savonarola
Girolamo Savonarola, OP (, ; ; 21 September 1452 – 23 May 1498) or Jerome Savonarola was an ascetic Dominican friar from Ferrara and a preacher active in Renaissance Florence. He became known for his prophecies of civic glory, his advocacy of the destruction of secular art and culture, and his calls for Christian renewal. He denounced clerical corruption, despotic rule, and the exploitation of the poor.In September 1494, when King Charles VIII of France invaded Italy and threatened Florence, Savonarola's prophecies seemed on the verge of fulfillment. While the friar intervened with the French king, the Florentines expelled the ruling Medicis and, at Savonarola's urging, established a "well received" republic, effectively under Savonarola's control. Declaring that Florence would be the New Jerusalem, the world centre of Christianity and "richer, more powerful, more glorious than ever", he instituted an extreme moralistic campaign, enlisting the active help of Florentine youth.
In 1495, when Florence refused to join Pope Alexander VI's Holy League against the French, the Vatican summoned Savonarola to Rome. He disobeyed, and further defied the pope by preaching under a ban, highlighting his campaign for reform with processions, bonfires of the vanities, and pious theatricals. In retaliation, Pope Alexander excommunicated Savonarola in May 1497 and threatened to place Florence under an interdict. A trial by fire proposed by a rival Florentine preacher in April 1498 to test Savonarola's divine mandate turned into a fiasco, and popular opinion turned against him. Savonarola and two of his supporting friars were imprisoned. On 23 May 1498, Church and civil authorities condemned, hanged, and burned the bodies of the three friars in the main square of Florence.
Savonarola's devotees, the , kept his cause of republican freedom and religious reform alive well into the following century. Pope Julius II (in office: 1503–1513) allegedly considered his canonization. However, the Medici—restored to power in Florence in 1512 with the help of the papacy—eventually weakened the movement. Some early Protestants, including Martin Luther himself, have regarded Savonarola as a vital precursor to the Protestant Reformation. The cause for his canonization is currently being studied by the Holy See, which has accorded him the title of Servant of God. Provided by Wikipedia
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A meditation upon the [xxx Psalme] .... by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498, Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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An exposicyon after the maner of a contemplacion,vpon Psalme called Miserere mei Deus whiche Hierome of Ferrary made at the latter ende of hys dayes by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498, Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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An exposicyon after the maner of a co[n]te[m]placyo[n] vpon the. lj. Psalme called Miserere mei De[us], whiche Hierom of Ferrarye made at the later ende of hys dayes·,· by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498, Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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An exposicion after the maner of a contemplacion vpon the. li. pslame, called Misere mei deus by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498, Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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An other meditatio[n] of the same Hieronimus Sauanorola vpon the lxxx Psalme of Dauid by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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Introductorium confessorum Fratris Hieronymi Sauonarole Ferrarie[n]sis ordinis predicatorum by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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Eruditoriu[m] co[n]fessorum fratris Hieronymi Sauonarole Ferrariensis ordinis predicatorum by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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Libri fratis Hieronymi de Ferraria ordinis predicatoru[m] de simplicitate Christiane vite by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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A goodly exposition vpon the xxx. psalme In te domine speraui by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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An exposycion after the maner of a contemplacion vpon the .li. Psalme, called Miserere mei Deus, whiche Hierom of Farrarye made at the latter ende of hys dayes by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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Exposition after the maner of a contemplacyon vpon ye li. psalme called Miserere mei Deus by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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An exposition after the maner of a contemplacyon vpon ye .li. Psalme called Miserere mei Deus by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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Expositio vel meditatio fratris hieronimi sauonarole de ferraria ordinis sacri predicato[rum] in psalmu[m] In te domine speraui : quam in vltimis diebus du[m] vite sue finem presto... by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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A goodly exposycyon, after the maner of a contemplacion, vpon the .li. Psalme called Miserere mei deus. Whiche Hierome of Farrarye made at the latter ende of his dayes by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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An exposition after the maner of a co[n]templacyon vpon ye .li. psalme, called Miserere mei Deus by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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A pithie exposition vpon the. 51. Psalme intituled, Miserere mei deus, &c. : Also a godly meditation, vpon the. 31. Psalme, intituled, In te Domine speraui. Written by Hierome of F... by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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Sermo Fratris Hieronymi de Ferraria in vigilia Natiuitatis domini : cora[m] fratribus suis recitatus. by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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An exposycyon after the maner of a contemplacyon vpon the .li. Psalme called Miserere mei Deus : whiche Hierom of Ferrarye made at the latter ende of hys dayes by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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An exposycyon after the maner of a co[n]templacyon upon the .li. Psalme called Miserere mei De[us] whiche Hierom of Ferrarye made at the latter ende of hys dayes. = Expositio ac me... by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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A meditation of the same Ierom, vpon the Psalme of In te domine speraui whiche preuented by death he coulde nat fynyshe.. by Savonarola, Girolamo, 1452-1498
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