Robert of Uzès
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Robert of Uzès or Robert d'Uzès was a medieval Dominican
monk and author. A contemporary of Dante
and Eckhart
, in 1292 he wrote a Livre des Paroles, in which a dream is used as a political prophecy and to satirise the rich and powerful, particularly pope Boniface VIII
. It predicts great calamities and comes from the same milieu and perspective as Joachim of Fiore
and the "spirituels".
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
monk and author. A contemporary of Dante
DANTE
Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe is a not-for-profit organisation that plans, builds and operates the international networks that interconnect the various national research and education networks in Europe and surrounding regions...
and Eckhart
Eckhart
-People with the surname Eckhart:* Aaron Eckhart, an American film actor* Johann Georg von Eckhart, historian* Meister Eckhart, a German theologian and philosopher-Other:* Eckhart Tolle is a German-born writer and public speaker living in Canada....
, in 1292 he wrote a Livre des Paroles, in which a dream is used as a political prophecy and to satirise the rich and powerful, particularly pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII
Pope Boniface VIII , born Benedetto Gaetani, was Pope of the Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303. Today, Boniface VIII is probably best remembered for his feuds with Dante, who placed him in the Eighth circle of Hell in his Divina Commedia, among the Simonists.- Biography :Gaetani was born in 1235 in...
. It predicts great calamities and comes from the same milieu and perspective as Joachim of Fiore
Joachim of Fiore
Joachim of Fiore, also known as Joachim of Flora and in Italian Gioacchino da Fiore , was the founder of the monastic order of San Giovanni in Fiore . He was a mystic, a theologian and an esoterist...
and the "spirituels".