He was removed to the prisons of the State, where he remained eight days, in order that he might have time to repent.

But he continued obdurate.
Being an apostate priest and a relapsed heretic, he could hope for no remission of his sentence.

Therefore, on February 17, he marched to a certain and horrible death.

The stake was built up on the Campo di Fiora.

Just before the wood was set on fire, they offered him the crucifix.[119] He turned his face away from it in stern disdain.