Gentile Budrioli

Gentile Budrioli (died 14 July 1498), also known as Gentile Cimieri,^[5] was an Italian astrologist and herbal healer active in Bologna in the late 15th century. She studied at the University of Bologna and also received lessons from Franciscan friars. Budrioli drew attention from her contemporaries for her great skill in healing and she became a close friend of Ginevra Sforza, the wife of Bologna's ruler Giovanni II Bentivoglio. As a result of this, Budrioli rapidly rose through the ranks in the city and briefly served as a councilor at the Bolognese court.

Budrioli's rise to prominence drew the envy of others and in 1498 she was accused of witchcraft after she failed to save one of Bentivoglio's sons from an unknown disease. Budrioli's case was handled by the Inquisition, who fabricated evidence and tortured her. At her trial, numerous people came out to support the claims of her being a witch, including her own husband Alessandro, who had staunchly opposed her scientific interests. Budrioli was simultaneously hanged and burnt alive in front of a crowd of onlookers at the Piazza San Domenico [it] in Bologna.

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^ Reali, Rosella (2017-01-14). "Gentile, la strega enormissima" [Gentile, the Great Witch]. Viaggiatori Ignoranti (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-24.
^ Meroe, Strega (6 January 2017). "Gentile Budrioli – Strega Enormissima di Bologna" [Gentile Budrioli – Great Witch of Bologna]. Strega Viaggiatrice (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-24.
^ "Gentile e Ginevra: l'incrocio di due vite vissute pericolosamente" [Gentile and Ginevra: the Crossing of Two Lives Lived Dangerously]. Sentieri Sterrati A.P.S. (in Italian). 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
^ Dolfo, Floriano (2002). Lettere ai Gonzaga [Letters to the Gonzagas] (in Italian). Rome: Istituto Nazionale di Studi sul Rinascimento. p. 589. ISBN 978-8887114522.

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[:3-2] Reali, Rosella (2017-01-14). "Gentile, la strega enormissima" [Gentile, the Great Witch]. Viaggiatori Ignoranti (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-24.

[:2-3] Meroe, Strega (6 January 2017). "Gentile Budrioli – Strega Enormissima di Bologna" [Gentile Budrioli – Great Witch of Bologna]. Strega Viaggiatrice (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-24.

[:4-4] "Gentile e Ginevra: l'incrocio di due vite vissute pericolosamente" [Gentile and Ginevra: the Crossing of Two Lives Lived Dangerously]. Sentieri Sterrati A.P.S. (in Italian). 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2022-05-25.

[5] Dolfo, Floriano (2002). Lettere ai Gonzaga [Letters to the Gonzagas] (in Italian). Rome: Istituto Nazionale di Studi sul Rinascimento. p. 589. ISBN 978-8887114522.

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