San Gimignano in Provincia di Siena, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)

Fra Giorlamo Savonarola

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 27, 2025

1. Fra Giorlamo Savonarola Marker

Inscription. Qui nel Convento di San Domenico ebbe stanza Fra Giorlamo Savonarola i qui fatidici detti in torno alle pubbliche sorti annunzio nel nostro tempio maggiore per la prima volta e poi ripete in Firenze incessante gagliardo sino al di XXIII Maggio MCDXCVIII onde col supplizio del fuoco acquistossi la immortalita

[English translation of the Italian text:]
Here in the Convent of San Domenico, Fra Giorlamo Savonarola stayed. He announced the fateful words here regarding the public fortunes in our main church for the first time, and then repeated them incessantly in Florence until May 23, 1498, when he acquired immortality through the torment of fire.

Erected 1906 by the Municipality of San Gimignano.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is May 23, 1498.

Location. 43° 28.062′ N, 11° 2.718′ E. Marker is in San Gimignano, Toscana (Tuscany), in Provincia di Siena. It is at the intersection of Via del Castello and Via San Stefano on Via del Castello. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Gimignano, Toscana 53037, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Schengen Area,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Roman Empire,

and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Il Convento di San Domenico / The Convent of San Domenico (here, next to this marker); The Freeing of 72 Political Prisoners in 1944

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(here, next to this marker); Leopold II (within shouting distance of this marker); Adamo Borri (within shouting distance of this marker); Palazzo della Cancelleria / Chancellery Palace (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Chiesa di San Bartolo / Church of San Bartholomew (about 210 meters away); Olinto Ceccarelli (about 240 meters away); Chiesa di San Francesco / Church of Saint Francis (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Gimignano.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Memorial at the site of Savonarola's execution

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Excerpt: "Savonarola’s stay in Florence lasted until 1487, when he left to become master of studies at the Bologna Studium. This first period in Florence, however, established him as a notable preacher and biblical scholar. He attracted much attention for his sermons. Fiery like other popular mendicant preachers of the day, such as Bernardino of Siena, he intertwined deeply biblical emphases on Christ, grace, and justification with excoriating moral critiques
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, July 27, 2025

2. Former Convent of San Domenico
Three markers flank the doors to the old convent, which opened in the 14th century. The building served as a prison from 1787 until 1992.
of his contemporaries. He preached not only in Florence, but served as a Lenten preacher in San Gimignano, where he began proclaiming that the church would need to be purged and reformed. He continued preaching this cautionary prophecy while in Bologna before the famed Florentine noble, Lorenzo de’Medici, brought him back to Florence again as reader at the San Marco convent."

(Submitted on August 26, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498) image. Click for full size.

Painting by Fra Bartolomeo; Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, circa 1498

3. Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498)

The execution of Savonarola in Piazza della Signoria image. Click for full size.

Painting by Filippo Dolciati; Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, circa 1498

4. The execution of Savonarola in Piazza della Signoria

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 3, 4. submitted on August 22, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.