I recently gave a talk on Savonarola, prophecy, Florence, etc.--after all, 1498
deserves remembrance in 1998, even outside of Italy. But I seem to have mislaid
my reference to his dedication of Florence to Christ, as far as I know a
singular event in medieval Italian urban history (cf. Siena's dedication to
Mary in 1260). What I'd like to know is (1) precisely when the dedication took
place and (2) the inscription commemorating it on a Florentine public building
(which?). It may be in P. Villari's old but classic biography, but I can't spot
it there; nor in R. Ridolfi; nor in D. Weinstein who refers to a 16thc.
re-dedication but fails to provide details on the original occasion. Any
Savonarola people out there?
Gary Dickson
University of Edinburgh
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