Girolamo Maria Francesco Matteo Savonarola It was in Dominican monar ascetic FlorenceItaly, known as’ El Crazy monk‘
Journalist Gorasio Rocha Steins He describes him as an exciting character in church history, in addition to “a man who wanted too much power and cost him life.”
But he was also intolerable for many fans who tried to impose his morality.
By the way, all this is in the beautiful city of Florence, and the modern is no more or less than Leonardo da Vinci and Miguel Angel !!!
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This is his story.
Savonarola changed medicine for theology and was characterized by his calls to a simple life.
He fought against corruption inside Catholic Church And he showed against the operation of the poor, which brought him a preacher, and then the lower classes.
While he was a confessor of the governor of Florence Lorenzo de Modichi, he was an open critic Family doctorsWhose members accused corruption.
Savonarola created the so -called “fire of vanity”
Using young “white shirts”, which entered the houses, confiscated objects.
Books, paintings, jewelry, musical instruments were burned … Everything that could “spoil”
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On the other hand, Savonarola was considered fanatic belonging moralThere is so much field that they closed the taverns and forbade dancing or singing.
He also turned sodomy into a crime of death. Those who were found guilty were publicly burned on Lordgin Square.
Also created ‘Vaneslack bonfires“Where are books, jewelry, musical instruments and any object that a person could“ spoil ”were burned.
Savonarola’s actions made him be excommunicated From him Pope Alejandro VI In May 1497.
Finally, Savonarola and two other monks (Domenico and Sylvestro Maraffi) were burned in a fire in the same Square Piazza -Dolla Signoria
So that people do not stay with relics, their ashes were thrown into the Arno River …
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In response, Savonarola sent letters to the Higher Princes of Christianity to declare that Alexander VI was not a true dad and accusing him of heresy, immorality and does not believe in the existence of God.
He also hinted that he could do miracles, before he was presented to go on fire, an event that ultimately canceled and put his followers against Savonarola.
Once he stopped, he signed that he invented prophecies and visions.
In May 1498 it was burned V bonfire belonging Lordship Plaza And his ash was thrown into the Arno River.
There was so much influence ‘Monk Crazy‘In Florentino Renaissance, that Nicholas Machiavelli He mentioned this in his work ‘Prince‘
Currently, LordShip has a sign in the area where the fire in which Savonarola died has died on the LordShip Square.
With information from Horacio Rocha Staines
