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28 Nov 12
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Girolamo Savonarola, was born of a noble family at Ferrara
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in 1474, entered the Dominican order at Bologna.
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his preaching began to point plainly to a political revolution
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his rigor and claim to the gift of prophecy led to his being cited in 1495 to answer a charge of heresy at Rome
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Savonarola zealously tended the sick monks during the plague.
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In 1497 came a sentence of excommunication from Rome;
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Under torture he made avowals which he afterwards withdrew.
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On May 23, 1498, this extraordinary man and two Dominican disciples were hanged and burned, still professing their adherence to the Church.
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02 Nov 06
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