GIROLAMO SAVONAROLA
\d͡ʒa͡ɪɹˈɒləmˌə͡ʊ sˌe͡ɪvənəɹˈə͡ʊlə], \dʒaɪɹˈɒləmˌəʊ sˌeɪvənəɹˈəʊlə], \dʒ_aɪ_ɹ_ˈɒ_l_ə_m_ˌəʊ s_ˌeɪ_v_ə_n_ə_ɹ_ˈəʊ_l_ə]\
Definitions of GIROLAMO SAVONAROLA
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Italian religious and political reformer; a Dominican friar in Florence who preached against sin and corruption and gained a large following; he expelled the Medici from Florence but was later excommunicated and executed for criticizing the Pope (1452-1498)
By Princeton University
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One of the great figures of Italian history; born at Ferrara, Sept. 21, 1452; hanged and his body burned May 23, 1498, a victim of the struggles of parties and factions during the pontificate of Alexander VI. (Borgia). The following are the titles of some of his works: "The Triumph of the Cross"; "Meditations on the Thirty-First Psalm"; "Sermons"; "Poems", the latter being few in number; "Essays"; etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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