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Girolamo Savonarola

Italian Dominican friar and preacher (1452-1498)
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Girolamo Savonarola
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Summary

Girolamo Savonarola was born on September 21, 1452[1], in Ferrara[2]. He died on May 23, 1498[3], in piazza della Signoria[4]. He worked as a politician[5], philosopher[6], religious[7], writer[8], and preacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,155 views/month, #5,976 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of death: Florence[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Duchy of Ferrara[12], Republic of Florence[13]
  • Native language: Italian[14]
  • Occupation: theologian[15], social reformer[16], reformer[17]
  • Field of work: philosophy[18], theology[19], homiletics[20], politics[21], Protestant Reformation[22]
  • Employer: University of Ferrara[23]
  • Educated at: University of Ferrara[24]
  • Notable work: De doctrina Aristotelis[25], Sermons[26], Trattato sul governo di Firenze[27], In psalmum "Miserere"[28], In psalmum "In te, Domine, speravi"[29], Breviario[30], Rime[31], Letters[32], De veritate prophetica dyalogus[33], Apologeticus de ratione poeticae artis[34], Compendium philosophiae naturalis[35], Compendium philosophiae moralis[36], Compendium logicae[37]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[38]
  • Sex or gender: male[39]
  • Movement: Western philosophy[40]
  • Commons category: Girolamo Savonarola[41]
  • Cause of death: death by burning[42], hanging to death[43]
  • Religious order: Dominican Order[44]
  • Family name: Savonarola[45]
  • Given name: Girolamo[46]
  • Significant event: execution of Girolamo Savonarola[47]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Girolamo Savonarola[48]
  • Student of: Peter of Bergamo[49]

Why It Matters

Girolamo Savonarola has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] He is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

Where was Girolamo Savonarola born?

Girolamo Savonarola was born in Ferrara[2].

Where did Girolamo Savonarola die?

Girolamo Savonarola passed away in piazza della Signoria[4].

What did Girolamo Savonarola do for work?

Girolamo Savonarola worked as a politician[5], philosopher[6], religious[7], writer[8], and preacher[9].

Where did Girolamo Savonarola go to school?

Girolamo Savonarola was educated at University of Ferrara[24].

Related Entities

Ferrara homiletics National Gallery of Art philosophy politics Republic of Florence The Borgias theology University of Ferrara Valganna Western philosophy

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [39] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Archivio Storico Ricordi. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] ↑ . Mirabile: Digital Archives for Medieval Culture. wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [42] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [43] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [44] ↑ . VcBA (identifier). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [46] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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