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A Dominican friar and influential preacher, he became famous for his fiery, apocalyptic sermons directed at the perceived corruption of the Church and the ruling elite. Opposed to the luxury and frivolity of Medicean Florence, he advocated for a radical moral and spiritual renewal of the city.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">This crusade culminated in the infamous <b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"40\">&#8220;Bonfires of the Vanities.&#8221;<\/b> During these public events, items deemed sinful or vain\u2014such as fine clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, mirrors, and even priceless works of art (including paintings by <a href=\"https:\/\/curiosandofirenze.it\/en\/sandro-botticelli\/\"><b data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"232\">Sandro Botticelli<\/b><\/a>) \u2014 were cast into the flames.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">His radicalism and the establishment of a short-lived theocratic republic brought him into direct conflict with the Medici family and the Papacy. 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