CHAPTER VI.

OPPOSITION TENDENCIES. FRA GIROLAMO SAVONAROLA.

Lorenzo de’ Medici and the Clergy—Girolamo Savonarola in his Youth—Savonarola’s first Residence in Florence—Fra Mariano of Genazzano and the Monastery of San Gallo—Fra Mariano and Lorenzo de’ Medici—Fra Mariano as Preacher—Savonarola’s increasing Zeal for Teaching—Savonarola as Preacher—Francesco Guicciardini on Savonarola’s Influence—The Philosophers and the Monks—Representations of the Medici Circle concerning Savonarola—Savonarola’s Excesses—Savonarola and Fra Mariano 425