Apologetic Writings

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By Girolamo Savonarola

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Apologetic Writings collects the Latin letters, a formal apologia, and the Dialogue on the Truth of Prophecy by Girolamo Savonarola, penned in the last year of his life. These texts offer a passionate defence of his role as a reformer and prophet amid the turbulent political and religious changes in Florence during the 1490s. They provide a rare insight into the convictions and mindset of this controversial Dominican friar who challenged the Medici and was ultimately executed for his beliefs.
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This volume is ideal for readers interested in Renaissance history, religious reformers, and the intersection of faith and politics. Scholars seeking primary sources on Savonarola or enthusiasts of historical theological debates will find this translation invaluable.

Brought to Florence by Lorenzo de’ Medici as a celebrity preacher, Girolamo Savonarola (1452–1498), a Dominican friar, would play a major role in the convulsive events that led to the overthrow of the Medici themselves. The Latin writings in this volume, all composed in the year before he was hanged, are translated into English for the first time.

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First brought to Florence by Lorenzo de' Medici as a celebrity preacher, Girolamo Savonarola (1452–1498), a Dominican friar, would ultimately play a major role in the events that convulsed the city in the 1490s and led to the overthrow of the Medici themselves. After a period when he held close to absolute power in the great Renaissance republic, Savonarola was excommunicated by the Borgia pope, Alexander VI, in 1497 and, after a further year of struggle, was hanged and burned in Florence's Piazza della Signoria in 1498.

The Latin writings brought together in this volume consist of various letters, a formal apologia, and his Dialogue on the Truth of Prophecy, all written in the last year of his life. They defend his prophetic mission and work of reform in Florence while providing a fascinating window onto the mind of a religious fanatic. All these works are here translated into English for the first time.