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7th April 1498: Savonarola meets to take part in a trial by fire

7th April 2020
Tagged as: Execution, Florence, Italy, Religion, Savonarola, Trial

On the 7th April 1498, a group of Franciscan monks met their Dominican rivals in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence to take part in the first trial by fire in 400 years.

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7th February 1495: Savonarola’s Bonfire of the Vanities

7th February 2019
Tagged as: Culture, Florence, Italy, Medici, Religion, Renaissance, Savonarola

Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola led the burning of thousands of objects in the Bonfire of the Vanities.

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7th April 1498: Savonarola meets to take part in a trial by fire

7th February 1495: Savonarola’s Bonfire of the Vanities

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