Abstract

Mystery and legend continue to cloud the events surrounding the trial and death of Fra Girolamo Savonarola, the Dominican who advocated religious reform, prophesied doom for corrupt political and ecclesiastical leaders and, in spite of the considerable power he had gained in Florence; was hanged and burned at the stake in 1498 together with his faithful companions Fra Domenico Buonvicini of Pescia and Fra Silvestro Maruffi of Florence.

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