Piagnoni (Savonarolan movement) (Topical Term)

Work cat.: 93-31942: Politzzotto, L. The elect nation : Savonarolan movement in Florence, 1494-1545, 1994: CIP pref. (followers of Girolamo Savonarola, known as the Piagnoni; even after Savonarola's execution in 1498, the Piagnoni remained a powerful and fairly cohesive body of approx. 50 yrs.)

Britannica 14: index (Piagnoni (party)) v. 15, p. 86, under Medici (the Piagnoni, a faction in Florence, made up of followers of the Savonarolan tradition)

Dict. of Ital. lit., c1979: p. 467, under Savonarola (the Piagnoni ("Weepers"), religious and pol. followers of Girolamo Savonarola)

Encic. ital. di scienze, lettere ed arti, 1936: v. 27 (Piagnoni, followers of Savonarola; considered a movement or faction)