DOMENICO DA PESCIA. - In the world Domenico Buonvicini, a Dominican, known for his faith in the supernatural mission of Savonarola and for his generous fidelity to him unto death (23 May 1498).

We know nothing about the birth and early education of Buonvicini. He made his profession at Bologna; and in 1493 he was incorporated into the convent of S. Marco in Florence. He was prior at S. Domenico in Fiesole. In Florence he helped Savonarola in the education of the children and sometimes even replaced him in the pulpit. For the master he had with enthusiasm, not devoid of imprudence, accepted the trial by fire, which then failed (7 Apr. 1498). He serenely mounted the scaffold together with Savonarola and Fra Silvestro Maruffi, after having commended to the religious of Fiesole the works of the father and master.

Bibliography

BIBL.: Del Buonvicini is spoken of in all the biographies of Savonarola. A summary mention in G. Schnitzer, Girolamo Savonarola, trad. it., II, Milan 1931, pp. 119-22.

Angelo Walz

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