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Jerome Savonarola, Victim of the Borgia Pope
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In the late 15th century, a little man in Florence stirred all of Italy with his passionate love for Christ and the Truth. There were no half-measures with him! All for God, he was therefore a declared enemy of the devil and his henchmen. Savonarola’s words and deeds caused such a shock in the Church and Society that he was arrested, tortured, condemned and martyred by hanging and burning.
(1452-1498) In the late 15th century, a little man in Florence stirred all of Italy with his passionate love for Christ and the Truth. There were no half-measures with him! All for God, he was therefore a declared enemy of the devil and his henchmen. Savonarola’s words and deeds caused such a shock in the Church and Society that he was arrested, tortured, condemned and martyred by hanging and burning. 144 pages, illustrations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction .....Page 7Savonarola's Youth .....11The Religious .....13The Next Step .....20Society in the Fifteenth Century .....22The State of the Clergy .....26Outlook on Religious Orders .....33The Trigger .....38Florence .....40Death of Sixtus IV; His Successor .....43Reggio - Pico della Mirandola .....46The Preacher .....48Lorenzo the Magnificent .....53Prior of San Marco .....57The Monk and the Tyrant .....69Alexander VI .....64The Separation of the Convent of San Marco .....68The French Campaign in Italy .....72The Monk in Politics .....74The Reform Bull .....77Following the Conqueror's Departure .....79The Pyre of Vanity .....84The "Arrabiati" .....87The First Attacks .....89God's Replies .....101Calendar of the Next-to-last Act .....103Trial by Fire .....107The Trial .....112The Execution .....123
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In the late 15th century, a little man in Florence stirred all of Italy with his passionate love for Christ and the Truth. There were no half-measures with him! All for God, he was therefore a declared enemy of the devil and his henchmen. Savonarola’s words and deeds caused such a shock in the Church and Society that he was arrested, tortured, condemned and martyred by hanging and burning.