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Benivieni, Domenico

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BENIVIENI, DOMENICO. - Philosopher and theologian, b. in Florence in 1460, d. there on 3 December 1507. Because of his philosophical bent he was called "complotonico" by his Ficino, and for his subtlety in theological controversies he bore the title of "Scotino." From about 1491 he was a canon of S. Lorenzo in Florence, where he is buried. Together with two elder brothers, Antonio and Girolamo, he was a fervent partisan of Savonarola, whom he defended with three writings. We recall: Trattato in defensione et probatione della dottrina predicata da Frate Jeronimo [Savonarola] (Florence 1496); Epistola responsiva nelle calomnie contro Savonarola (ibid. 1497). Of a spiritual character: La scala della vita spirituale sopra il nome di Maria (ibid. about 1495).

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BIBL.: Mazzucchelli, II, II, p. 858 ff.; C. Re, Girolamo B. fiorentino, Città di Castello 1906; J. Schnitzer, Savonarola, Munich 1924, Italian trans. by E. Rutili, Milan 1931.

Angelo Walz

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), col. 1352.

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Walz, Angelo. “Benivieni, domenico.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, col. 1352. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/benivieni-domenico.

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Walz, Angelo. “Benivieni, domenico.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 1352. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/benivieni-domenico.

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  author    = {Walz, Angelo},
  title     = {Benivieni, domenico},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {II},
  pages     = {1352},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/benivieni-domenico}
}

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