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1497 · English edition 1901 · Apologetic theology · 4 books
The Triumph of the Cross
A four-book defense of God, Christian faith, Christ, and the Church from a controversial Dominican preacher.
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Dominican friar · Preacher
Girolamo Savonarola, O.P.
1452–1498
A controversial Florentine reform preacher and author of an ordered defense of Christian faith.
In brief
Life & thought
Savonarola’s preaching, political involvement, conflict with Church authorities, excommunication, and execution make him a difficult historical figure. The Triumph of the Cross belongs on a Dominican shelf as a serious theological text, but it should be read with the documentary record rather than through either romantic legend or caricature.