Silvestro da Marradi

Silvestro da Marradi (died 1 October 1516) was a Dominican preacher in Tuscany. A follower and defender of Girolamo Savonarola in the years after his death, his prophetic preaching was highly critical of the ecclesiastical hierarchy. He held several offices in the Dominican order in Tuscany and he founded the convent of nuns of San Vicenzo in Prato.

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