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==Description==
==Description==
Girolamo Savonarola was an Italian Dominican priest living in the city of [[Florence]]. He had strongly resisted the [[Rennaissance]], prefering the Medieval Times. At some point, he joined the order of the [[Templars]], ruled by [[Rodrigo Borgia]], his greatest adversary. If their rivalry was just a decoy, is unknown.
Girolamo Savonarola was an Italian Dominican priest living in the city of [[Florence]]. He had strongly resisted the [[Rennaissance]], prefering the Medieval Times.  


After the death of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], Savonarola took over the city using an [[Piece of Eden|Apple of Eden]]. After having united the city under the [[Templar]] banner, he started to destroy all Rennaissance art pieces, wanting to go back to the Medieval times. The [[Assassins]] began resisting Savonarola's rule, with the Assassins [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] being the ones to fight against the priest and thwart his plans. Eventually, Savonarola died by the Assassins' hands and Florence was freed from the Templars.
Right after [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] killed [[Checco Orsi]] and was stabbed by the latter, Ezio fell to the ground due to his weakness. Right before he lost conciousness, Savonarola appeared and took the [[Piece of Eden|Apple of Eden]] from him.  


==Trivia==
After the death of [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], Savonarola took over the city using the Apple. After having united the city under the his banner, he started to destroy all Rennaissance art pieces, wanting to go back to the Medieval times. The [[Assassins]] began resisting Savonarola's rule, with the Assassins [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] and [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] being the ones to fight against the priest and thwart his plans. Eventually, Savonarola died by the Assassins' hands and Florence was freed from the monk's grasp.  
*It has been revealed that he was a Templar<ref>[http://translate.google.fr/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=fr&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fforums-fr.ubi.com%2Feve%2Fforums%2Fa%2Ftpc%2Ff%2F2731068784%2Fm%2F6191096618&sl=fr&tl=en Assassin's Creed II DLC Q&A (fr)]</ref>, though this is weird since his greatest opponent in the real historical context was supposed to be Pope Alexander VI, a.k.a. [[Rodrigo Borgia]], leader of the Templar order in the game canon (he is even the one who excommunicated Savonarola, and ordered his execution).


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[[Category:Templars|Savonarola, Girolama]]
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Girolamo Savonarola (born 1452) is a character in Assassin's Creed II, appearing in the second part of its DLC, the Bonfire of the Vanities.

Description

Girolamo Savonarola was an Italian Dominican priest living in the city of Florence. He had strongly resisted the Rennaissance, prefering the Medieval Times.

Right after Ezio Auditore da Firenze killed Checco Orsi and was stabbed by the latter, Ezio fell to the ground due to his weakness. Right before he lost conciousness, Savonarola appeared and took the Apple of Eden from him.

After the death of Lorenzo de' Medici, Savonarola took over the city using the Apple. After having united the city under the his banner, he started to destroy all Rennaissance art pieces, wanting to go back to the Medieval times. The Assassins began resisting Savonarola's rule, with the Assassins Ezio Auditore da Firenze and Niccolò Machiavelli being the ones to fight against the priest and thwart his plans. Eventually, Savonarola died by the Assassins' hands and Florence was freed from the monk's grasp.