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Girolamo Savonarola
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Religion	Christianity
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Office	Priest, Leader of Florence
Date of birth	(1452-09-21)September 21, 1452
Place of birth	Ferrara
Date of death	May 23, 1498(1498-05-23) (aged 45)
Place of death	Florence
Nationality	Italian
Began	1494
Ended	1498
Known for	Burning books and the destruction "immoral" art.

Girolamo Savonarola (21 September 1452 – 23 May 1498), was an Italian Dominican priest and leader of Florence from 1494 until his execution in 1498.

Savonarola is famous for burning books, and for the destruction of what he considered immoral art. Savonarola was a priest but he preached against the moralcorruption of the clergy and the Church of Rome. His main enemy was Pope Alexander VI.

He is sometimes seen as a forerunner of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation, however he remained a devoutRoman Cat