7 February 1497 A.D. Savanarola Burned Art Works (and More)
7 February 1497 A.D. Savanarola Burned Art Works (and More) Graves, Dan. “Savanarola Burned Art Works.” Christianity.com. Jun 2007. http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1201-1500/savonarola-burned-art-works-11629901.html . Accessed 14 Jul 2014. Savonarola slipped out of his home in Ferrara without saying goodbye to his parents. The 23-year old left secretly because he feared that his family would not approve his course of action; he was throwing aside years of medical and philosophical education to join the Dominicans. Convinced of the reality of an after-life which would bring everyone either dismal doom or glorious salvation , he became morose. When he began to preach, his strong sense of right and wrong drove him to denounce the sins of the day. At first his sermons were too scholarly for the masses, but he simplified them. Large audiences heard him utter ...