Editing Ciompi Revolt (section)

==="The Eight (Saints)"===

Very little is actually known about "The Eight (Saints)" and who the members were. Trexler calls the radical Ciompi rebel group ''Gli Otto Santi del Popolo di Dio'' (or the "Eight Saints", also known as the [[Eight of Santa Maria Novella]])<ref name=who>Trexler, R.C. "Who Were the Eight Saints?" ''Renaissance News'' 16.2 (1963): 89–94: 91.</ref> and suggests that they may be commonly confused with the more influential and better known ''otto della guerra'' (or the "Eight of War") who represented Florence and opposed Gregory XI and the Catholic Church in 1375 (in the [[War of the Eight Saints]]).<ref name=who />{{rp|89, 90}} The "Eight of War" were very much in power at the time of the Ciompi Revolt, however they played a very small role during the actual Ciompi Revolt. The "Eight Saints" of the ''Popolo Minuto'' created itself as a shadow government to Michele di Lando's government they forcefully obtained the right to veto communal legislation. Di Lando's government defeated these radical challengers on 31 August 1378.<ref name=follow>Trexler, Richard C. "Follow the Flag: The Ciompi Revolt Seen From the Streets". ''Bibliotheque d'Humanisme et Renaissance'' 46.2 (1984): 357–392.</ref>{{rp|362}}