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Savonarola was burned at the stake as a false prophet by the order of Pope Alexander VI. Herzig explores the networks of Savonarola's female followers and, drawing on sources from the 15th and 16th centuries, shows how powerful public figures and clerics continued to ally themselves with these holy women long after the prophet's death.Herzig, Tamar is the author of 'Savonarola's Women Visions and Reform in Renaissance Italy', published 2007 under ISBN 9780226329154 and ISBN 0226329151.
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