In Rome, on 21 August 1555, a monk from the brotherhood of St John the Beheaded visited Pomponio in his cell urging him to repent. If he repented, he would be strangled before burning. The 24-year-old student refused.
In Rome, on August 21, 1555, a member of the St John the Beheaded order visited Pomponio in his cell and urged him to renounce his ways. If he did so, he would be subjected to a gruesome execution before being burned. The young student refused.