Selected Writings of Girolamo Savonarola[, O.P.]: Religion and Politics, 1490-1498

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Pope Alexander VI seemed Modernist in his 16 Oct. 1495 letter to Fra Girolamo (ref:28.70):> you ought also to have considered that the conditions of the times [or "sensibilities of modern man", as Modernist Vatican II liturgists say] are vehemently opposed to the sort of doctrine which you put forward in public, a doctrine which would be sufficient to create discord even where there is the greatest peaceFrancesco Guicciardini, *The History of Florence* , ch. 16 (ref:34.22-33) "postpones absolute judgment [of Fra Girolamo] for a later and less biased age, but acknowledges the greatness of the man." (ref. 35.14), a position similar to ++Lefebvre's re: Vatican II popes (a reasonable position to take re: ++Lefebvre himself).* * *This is a comprehensive collection of Savonarola's works and includes translations of his sermons and treatises on pastoral ministry, prophesy, politics and moral reform, as well as correspondence with Alexander VI that led to Savonarola's silencing and excommunication. Five hundred years after his death at the stake, Girolamo Savonarola remains one of the most fascinating figures of the Italian Renaissance. This wide-ranging collection, with an introduction by historian Alison Brown, includes translations of his sermons and treatises on pastoral ministry, prophecy, politics, and moral reform, as well as the correspondence with Alexander VI that led to Savonarola's silencing and excommunication. Also included are first-hand accounts of religio-civic festivities instigated by Savonarola and of his last moments. This collection demonstrates the remarkable extent of Savonarola's contributions to the religious, political, and aesthetic debates of the late fifteenth century.