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Record Number: 3413 Author(s)/Creator(s): Herzig , Tamar Contributor(s): Title: The Rise and Fall of a Savonarolan Visionary: Lucia Brocadelli's Contribution to the Piagnone Movement [The author explores Lucia Brocadelli's activities in the reform movement inspired by Girolamo Savonarola. The duke, Ercole d'Este, brought her to Ferrara because of her reputation for saintliness and her support of the Piagnoni, followers of Savonarola. Lucia promoted Savonarola's cult in the monastery she directed. Despite historians' interests in the Piagnoni movement, Lucia's role has been ignored. Title note supplied by Feminae.] Source: Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte / Archive for Reformation History 95, ( 2004): Pages 34 - 59. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Brocadelli, Lucia, Dominican Tertiary and Holy Woman Dominican Order- Tertiaries Ecclesiastical Reform Ercole I, Duke of Ferrara Este, Italian Dynasty Hagiography Historiography Monasticism Mystics Savonarola, Girolamo, Church Reformer Visions Women in Re Award Note: Geographic Area: Italy Century: 15- 16 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Hebrew University of Jerusalem Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2004. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00039381

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