1. Sebastian Maggi was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Dominicans.
10 Facts About Sebastian Maggi
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Sebastian Maggi was born in Brescia to nobles in 1414.
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Sebastian Maggi is related to Bishop Berardo Maggi who was the Duke and Count of Brescia.
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Sebastian Maggi began his work in 1429 when he joined the Order of Preachers.
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Sebastian Maggi's intelligence was noticed and he later received a master's degree in theological studies.
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Sebastian Maggi rose through the ranks and became the superior of several religious Dominican houses.
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Sebastian Maggi practiced corporal mortification and was strict in discipline.
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Sebastian Maggi appointed the monk Girolamo Savonarola to the position of novice master and set that famous Florentine friar on his own path to fame.
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Pope Alexander VI chose Father Sebastian Maggi to investigate revelations that Savonarola claimed were given to him directly from God.
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Sebastian Maggi is buried at the Dominican "Santa Maria di Castello" complex in Genoa.