Historedia
Person

Girolamo Savonarola

Events
2
Episodes
2
Years
1497–1498

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Girolamo Savonarola, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Bonfire of the Vanities

    1497

    Role: Dominican friar and preacher

    1. February 7, 1497 · Public square of FlorenceBonfire of the Vanities

      Savonarola's supporters burned thousands of immoral objects in Florence's public square on Shrove Tuesday, 1497.

  2. Execution of Girolamo Savonarola

    1498

    Role: Dominican friar and political leader

    1. 23 May 1498 · Piazza della SignoriaCondemnation and Execution

      Savonarola and two followers were condemned as heretics and executed in Florence's main square on 23 May 1498.

Sources

  1. Girolamo Savonarola Wikipedia
  2. Bonfire of the vanities Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-24