{"slug": "girolamo-savonarola", "label": "Girolamo Savonarola", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Savonarola", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q164823", "qid": "Q164823", "description": "Italian Dominican friar and preacher (1452-1498)", "entries": 8, "years": 6, "span": [1452, 1530], "span_label": ["1452 CE", "1530 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "florence", "label": "Florence", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "charles-viii-of-france", "label": "Charles VIII of France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pope", "label": "Pope", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "republic-of-florence", "label": "Republic of Florence", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pope-alexander-vi", "label": "Pope Alexander VI", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "excommunication", "label": "Excommunication", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1452, "year_label": "1452 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "September 21", "text": "September 21 – Girolamo Savonarola, Italian religious reformer (d. 1498)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355060030#Births", "title": "1452", "revid": 1355060030, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1494, "year_label": "1494 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 17", "text": "November 17 – Italian War of 1494–98: The armies of King Charles VIII of France enter Florence. Charles is dissuaded from destroying the city by the Florentine leader, Girolamo Savonarola, who had recently taken control from the Medici family. After being persuaded that he has a divine role of reformation of the Roman Catholic Church, King Charles spares Florence from destruction and leaves the city on November 28, guiding his troops onward toward Rome.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1353371082#October–December", "title": "1494", "revid": 1353371082, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1497, "year_label": "1497 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "February 7", "text": "February 7 – At the public square in Florence, on Shrove Tuesday, followers of the charismatic Dominican friar and evangelist Girolamo Savonarola carry out the first \"bonfire of the vanities\" and burn thousands of artworks, books, clothing, mirrors, music instruments, playing cards and other objects deemed by them to be a temptation to sin.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372862240#January–March", "title": "1497", "revid": 1372862240, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1497, "year_label": "1497 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "May 12", "text": "May 12 – Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372862240#April–June", "title": "1497", "revid": 1372862240, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1498, "year_label": "1498 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "May 23", "text": "May 23 – Girolamo Savonarola, ruler of Florence, is executed for criticizing the Pope.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363338704#April–June", "title": "1498", "revid": 1363338704, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1498, "year_label": "1498 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "May 23", "text": "May 23 – Girolamo Savonarola, Italian religious reformer and ruler of Florence (b. 1452; executed)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363338704#Deaths", "title": "1498", "revid": 1363338704, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1527, "year_label": "1527 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 16", "text": "May 16 – In Florence, the Piagnon, a group devoted to the memory of Girolamo Savonarola, drive out the Medici for a second time, re-establishing the Republic of Florence until 1530.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366980186#April–June", "title": "1527", "revid": 1366980186, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1530, "year_label": "1530 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 3", "text": "August 3 – Battle of Gavinana: Florence is captured by Spanish troops under Prince Philibert of Chalon (who is killed in the action). The Piagnon (followers of the memory of Girolamo Savonarola) are overthrown, ending the Siege of Florence, and the Medici are restored, in the person of the Pope's nephew Alessandro de' Medici.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366794362#July–September", "title": "1530", "revid": 1366794362, "section": "Events › July–September"}}]}