Friday, September 10, 2010

People from Ferrara and Bologna

Savaronola – a Domenican priest was born in Ferrara. He was hostile to the Renaissance and preached against the moral corruption of the clergy at the time 1490’s. He caused a lot of trouble in Florence with the Medici family

John Calvin spent about 6 months in Ferrara as the guest of the wife of one of Estes soon after he published the first of his writings on his ideas on the Protestant reformation

Marconi , he of radio fame, was born in Bologna

Ottorino Respighi , the composer was born in Bologna

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