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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Girolamo Savonarola

1452 - 1498

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Girolamo Savonarola, OP (UK: , US: , Italian: [dʒiˈrɔːlamo savonaˈrɔːla]; 21 September 1452 – 23 May 1498) or Jerome Savonarola was an ascetic Dominican friar from Ferrara and a preacher active in Renaissance Florence. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Girolamo Savonarola has received more than 2,764,034 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Girolamo Savonarola is the 79th most popular religious figure (up from 90th in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Italy (up from 108th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Italian Religious Figure.

Girolamo Savonarola was a Dominican friar who led the Florentine Republic in the late 15th century. He was most famous for his fiery sermons and his efforts to reform people's lifestyles.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Girolamo Savonarola ranks 79 out of 2,238Before him are Pope Julius II, Pope Gregory VII, Pope Pius IX, Pope Paul VI, Ruhollah Khomeini, and Pope Leo X. After him are Ezekiel, Mark the Evangelist, Isaiah, Pope Pius X, Hasan ibn Ali, and Philip the Apostle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1452, Girolamo Savonarola ranks 3Before him are Leonardo da Vinci and Richard III of England. After him are Ferdinand II of Aragon, Ludovico Sforza, Abraham Zacuto, Prospero Colonna, Joanna, Princess of Portugal, and Davide Ghirlandaio. Among people deceased in 1498, Girolamo Savonarola ranks 1After him are Charles VIII of France, Tomás de Torquemada, Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, John Cabot, Antonio del Pollaiolo, Giovanni il Popolano, Michael Pacher, Cristoforo Landino, Francesco Botticini, Koca Davud Pasha, and Mirkhvand.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Girolamo Savonarola ranks 90 out of 4,668Before him are Antonio Salieri (1750), Giotto (1267), Filippo Brunelleschi (1377), Pope Paul VI (1897), Pope Leo X (1475), and Bud Spencer (1929). After him are Brutus the Younger (-85), Tintoretto (1518), Pope Pius X (1835), Enrico Fermi (1901), Domitian (51), and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (-600).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Girolamo Savonarola ranks 18Before him are Pope Gregory XIII (1502), Pope Julius II (1443), Pope Gregory VII (1020), Pope Pius IX (1792), Pope Paul VI (1897), and Pope Leo X (1475). After him are Pope Pius X (1835), Pope Benedict XV (1854), Pope Paul III (1468), Pope Leo XIII (1810), Pope Innocent III (1160), and Agatha of Sicily (235).