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Girolamo Savonarola
Girolamo Savonarola, painting by Fra Bartolomeo; in the Museo di San Marco, Florence.
The Compendium revelationum is a written work by the Italian preacher Girolamo Savonarola that serves as an account of his various visions and prophecies that he believed had come to fruition.1
The text was widely circulated during his time, going through numerous editions across several countries. It stands alongside his other major work, the Triumphus crucis, as a testament to his faith and his role as a reformer.1