Jeronimo savonarola biography of albert einstein

Italian Dominican friar and reformer (1452–1498)

Girolamo Savonarola, OP (, ;^[4][5][6]Italian:[dʒiˈrɔːlamosavonaˈrɔːla]; 21 September 1452 – 23 May 1498), also referred to as Jerome Savonarola,^[7] was an asceticDominicanfriar from Ferrara and a preacher active in Renaissance Florence.^[8] He became known for his prophecies of civic glory, his advocacy of the destruction of secular art and culture, and his calls for Christian renewal.

He denounced clerical corruption, despotic rule, and the exploitation of the poor.

In September 1494, when King Charles VIII of France invaded Italy and threatened Florence, Savonarola's prophecies seemed on the verge of fulfillment.

While the friar intervened with the French king, the Florentines expelled the ruling Medicis and at Savonarola's urging established a "well received" republic, effectively under Savonarola's control. Declaring that Florence would be the N