# Cronaca — Romola character guide

> Cronaca in Romola by George Eliot.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0053-xlix-the-pyramid-of-vanities

## Who they are

An architect and follower of Savonarola.

## In the story

### [A Face in the Crowd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/viii-a-face-in-the-crowd)

Architect, defends Savonarola's prophecies against vice and engages in political banter.

### [XXIX: A Moment of Triumph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/xxix-a-moment-of-triumph)

Defends Savonarola's visions as concrete and imminent, not slippery or vague. He is part of the company in Nello's shop.

### [XLVII: Check](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/romola_se/chapters/xlvii-check)

Present near Tito in the Piazza del Duomo, his presence gives Romola an opportunity to compel Tito to speak.

## Links

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