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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture On Savonarola: Just a little defense of Alexander VI...what Savonarola said didn't bother the Pope in the slightest. He only excommunicated Savonarola after Savonarola excommunicated HIM. By the time he was burned, the citizens in Florence had had enough of him anyway, and so Alexander allowed him to be burned. Also, there is a very funny postcard (which I regret not having bought) in Ferrara that shows two bikini clad women in front of the Savonarola statute. It's something about enjoy Ferrara. I laughed out loud when I saw that, knowing what our good friend Savonarola was like. I tried to explain it to my mom, tho she didn't quite see the humor. Guess ya just have to know Savonarola to appreciate it. Wendy Reardon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phyllis Jestice" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 8:35 PM Subject: [M-R] saints of the day 23. May > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Today (23. May) is the feast day of: > > Desiderius of Langres (d. 407 or 411) Desiderius became bishop of Langres > (France) in 346. He was probably killed in a Vandal attack. His relics > were raised in 1314. > > Desiderius of Vienne (d. 611) This Desiderius became archbishop of Vienne > (France) in 596. He criticized Queen Burnhilde, who arranged to have the > annoying archbishop murdered. > > Guibert (Wibert) (d. 962) Guibert of Darnau founded the famous Benedictine > monastery of Gembloux on his family lands. He himself entered the > monastery of Gorze. Guibert was canonized in 1100. > > Girolamo Savonarola (d. 1498) Not formally canonized, but a beatification > process was begun in 1997. Savonarola was born in Ferrara in 1452. He > entere the Dominican order and in 1491 became prior of S. Marco in > Florence. He was a deeply provocative and moving penitential preacher with > strong prophetic overtones, especially annoying the Medici (who were driven > out of Florence) and Pope Alexander VI. Savonarola tried to create godly > state in Florence, but in 1497 was excommunicated, and in April 1498 > imprisoned and tortured. He was condemned as a "heretic and schismatic" > and hanged and his body burned in Florence on this day. > > Dr. Phyllis G. Jestice > [log in to unmask] > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html