Who was he - this harsh Dominican preacher, Fra Girolamo Savonarola - a rebel, overthrower of authorities (including church ones) or a prophet, restorer of the Church and a brilliant reformer? How did you manage to bring into holy awe the crowd of believers who listened to his hot sermons, influence the views and actions of such outstanding people as Michelangelo, Botticelli, Maxim Greek? What allowed him to do what politicians could not: humble the anger of the French king Charles VIII, who conquered almost all of Italy, and protect Florence from robbery and violence?