Quote of the day
The liberty of man consists solely in this: that he obeys natural laws because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been externally imposed upon him by any extrinsic will whatever, divine or human, collective or individual.
Girolamo Savonarola
Born: September 21, 1452
Died: May 23, 1498 (aged 45)
Bio: Girolamo Savonarola was an Italian Dominican friar and preacher active in Renaissance Florence. He was known for his prophecies of civic glory, the destruction of secular art and culture, and his calls for Christian renewal.
Known for:
- The triumph of the cross
- Selected Writings of Girolamo Savonarola
- Prison meditations on Psalms 51 and 31
- Spiritual and ascetic letters of Savonarola
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