The Anointment of Dionisio: Prophecy and Politics in Renaissance Italy by Marion Leathers Kuntz

The Anointment of Dionisio: Prophecy and Politics in Renaissance Italy

Marion Leathers Kuntz

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nonfiction autobiography biography historical history medium-paced
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In 1566 a flamboyant Frenchman who called himself Dionisio Gallo mesmerized crowds of onlookers as he preached in the courtyard of the ducal palace in Venice. Believing he had been anointed by the Virgin, he delivered a message of reform of church...

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