The Prophesying Nun of Dresden
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The Prophesying Nun of Dresden (c. 1680–1706 in Dresden
, Germany
), better known in Italy as la Monaca di Dresda, was a nun
reported to have had the gift of clairvoyance
.
She wrote many prophetic letters to princes and senior churchmen. Her prophecies, re-discovered during the twentieth century, were studied in depth by scholars appointed by Adolf Hitler
.
In the 1980s, the Italian researcher Renzo Baschera published an Italian language translation of her manuscripts.
Her actual name is unknown. It is, however, known that she lived in a monastery
in Dresden, Germany, near the river Elbe
.
The nun addressed her letters to several kings, a pope, some cardinal
s and other eminent Catholic
clergy.
Some of the letters were written in German
, others in Latin, and some in both languages. This is surprising given the nun's humble origins.
In the letters addressed to historical personages there are predictions of some of the main events that they themselves would have been involved in and thus their descendants and their nations.
The nun's prophecies also predicted events in the future, almost all the way to the year 3000.
The Prophesying Nun of Dresden (c. 1680–1706 in Dresden
, Germany
), better known in Italy as la Monaca di Dresda, was a nun
reported to have had the gift of clairvoyance
.
She wrote many prophetic letters to princes and senior churchmen. Her prophecies, re-discovered during the twentieth century, were studied in depth by scholars appointed by Adolf Hitler
.
In the 1980s, the Italian researcher Renzo Baschera published an Italian language translation of her manuscripts.
Her actual name is unknown. It is, however, known that she lived in a monastery
in Dresden, Germany, near the river Elbe
.
The nun addressed her letters to several kings, a pope, some cardinal
s and other eminent Catholic
clergy.
Some of the letters were written in German
, others in Latin, and some in both languages. This is surprising given the nun's humble origins.
In the letters addressed to historical personages there are predictions of some of the main events that they themselves would have been involved in and thus their descendants and their nations.
The nun's prophecies also predicted events in the future, almost all the way to the year 3000.
The Prophesying Nun of Dresden (c. 1680–1706 in Dresden
, Germany
), better known in Italy as la Monaca di Dresda, was a nun
reported to have had the gift of clairvoyance
.
She wrote many prophetic letters to princes and senior churchmen. Her prophecies, re-discovered during the twentieth century, were studied in depth by scholars appointed by Adolf Hitler
.
In the 1980s, the Italian researcher Renzo Baschera published an Italian language translation of her manuscripts.
Her actual name is unknown. It is, however, known that she lived in a monastery
in Dresden, Germany, near the river Elbe
.
The nun addressed her letters to several kings, a pope, some cardinal
s and other eminent Catholic
clergy.
Some of the letters were written in German
, others in Latin, and some in both languages. This is surprising given the nun's humble origins.
In the letters addressed to historical personages there are predictions of some of the main events that they themselves would have been involved in and thus their descendants and their nations.
The nun's prophecies also predicted events in the future, almost all the way to the year 3000.
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
), better known in Italy as la Monaca di Dresda, was a nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
reported to have had the gift of clairvoyance
Clairvoyance
The term clairvoyance is used to refer to the ability to gain information about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses, a form of extra-sensory perception...
.
She wrote many prophetic letters to princes and senior churchmen. Her prophecies, re-discovered during the twentieth century, were studied in depth by scholars appointed by Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
.
In the 1980s, the Italian researcher Renzo Baschera published an Italian language translation of her manuscripts.
Her actual name is unknown. It is, however, known that she lived in a monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
in Dresden, Germany, near the river Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
.
The letters
The surviving manuscripts written by the Prophesying Nun of Dresden consist of thirty-one letters, several of them even well-preserved, whilst others have fared more poorly. It is thought that there were originally quite a few more.The nun addressed her letters to several kings, a pope, some cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
s and other eminent Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
clergy.
- Pope Clement XIPope Clement XIPope Clement XI , born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was Pope from 1700 until his death in 1721.-Early life:...
- Victor Amadeus II of SardiniaVictor Amadeus II of SardiniaVictor Amadeus II was Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. He also held the titles of marquis of Saluzzo, duke of Montferrat, prince of Piedmont, count of Aosta, Moriana and Nizza. Louis XIV organised his marriage in order to maintain French influence in the Duchy but Victor Amadeus soon broke away...
- Charles XII of SwedenCharles XII of SwedenCharles XII also Carl of Sweden, , Latinized to Carolus Rex, Turkish: Demirbaş Şarl, also known as Charles the Habitué was the King of the Swedish Empire from 1697 to 1718...
- Peter I of RussiaPeter I of RussiaPeter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...
- Frederick I of PrussiaFrederick I of PrussiaFrederick I , of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia in personal union . The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia . From 1707 he was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel...
- Philip V of SpainPhilip V of SpainPhilip V was King of Spain from 15 November 1700 to 15 January 1724, when he abdicated in favor of his son Louis, and from 6 September 1724, when he assumed the throne again upon his son's death, to his death.Before his reign, Philip occupied an exalted place in the royal family of France as a...
- Anne of Great BritainAnne of Great BritainAnne ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Act of Union, two of her realms, England and Scotland, were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain.Anne's Catholic father, James II and VII, was deposed during the...
- Louis XIV of FranceLouis XIV of FranceLouis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
- Rinaldo d'Este, cardinal
- Francesco Maria de' MediciFrancesco Maria de' MediciFrancesco Maria de' Medici was a member of the House of Medici. He was successively a Governor of Siena, cardinal and later the heir of the Duchies of Rovere and Montefeltro by right of his mother.-Biography:...
, cardinal - Some abbot Argoth
- Some sister Marta
- Some abbot Koldan
- Some theologian Bruks
Some of the letters were written in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, others in Latin, and some in both languages. This is surprising given the nun's humble origins.
In the letters addressed to historical personages there are predictions of some of the main events that they themselves would have been involved in and thus their descendants and their nations.
The nun's prophecies also predicted events in the future, almost all the way to the year 3000.
The Prophesying Nun of Dresden (c. 1680–1706 in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
), better known in Italy as la Monaca di Dresda, was a nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
reported to have had the gift of clairvoyance
Clairvoyance
The term clairvoyance is used to refer to the ability to gain information about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses, a form of extra-sensory perception...
.
She wrote many prophetic letters to princes and senior churchmen. Her prophecies, re-discovered during the twentieth century, were studied in depth by scholars appointed by Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
.
In the 1980s, the Italian researcher Renzo Baschera published an Italian language translation of her manuscripts.
Her actual name is unknown. It is, however, known that she lived in a monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
in Dresden, Germany, near the river Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
.
The letters
The surviving manuscripts written by the Prophesying Nun of Dresden consist of thirty-one letters, several of them even well-preserved, whilst others have fared more poorly. It is thought that there were originally quite a few more.The nun addressed her letters to several kings, a pope, some cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
s and other eminent Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
clergy.
- Pope Clement XIPope Clement XIPope Clement XI , born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was Pope from 1700 until his death in 1721.-Early life:...
- Victor Amadeus II of SardiniaVictor Amadeus II of SardiniaVictor Amadeus II was Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. He also held the titles of marquis of Saluzzo, duke of Montferrat, prince of Piedmont, count of Aosta, Moriana and Nizza. Louis XIV organised his marriage in order to maintain French influence in the Duchy but Victor Amadeus soon broke away...
- Charles XII of SwedenCharles XII of SwedenCharles XII also Carl of Sweden, , Latinized to Carolus Rex, Turkish: Demirbaş Şarl, also known as Charles the Habitué was the King of the Swedish Empire from 1697 to 1718...
- Peter I of RussiaPeter I of RussiaPeter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...
- Frederick I of PrussiaFrederick I of PrussiaFrederick I , of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia in personal union . The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia . From 1707 he was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel...
- Philip V of SpainPhilip V of SpainPhilip V was King of Spain from 15 November 1700 to 15 January 1724, when he abdicated in favor of his son Louis, and from 6 September 1724, when he assumed the throne again upon his son's death, to his death.Before his reign, Philip occupied an exalted place in the royal family of France as a...
- Anne of Great BritainAnne of Great BritainAnne ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Act of Union, two of her realms, England and Scotland, were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain.Anne's Catholic father, James II and VII, was deposed during the...
- Louis XIV of FranceLouis XIV of FranceLouis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
- Rinaldo d'Este, cardinal
- Francesco Maria de' MediciFrancesco Maria de' MediciFrancesco Maria de' Medici was a member of the House of Medici. He was successively a Governor of Siena, cardinal and later the heir of the Duchies of Rovere and Montefeltro by right of his mother.-Biography:...
, cardinal - Some abbot Argoth
- Some sister Marta
- Some abbot Koldan
- Some theologian Bruks
Some of the letters were written in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, others in Latin, and some in both languages. This is surprising given the nun's humble origins.
In the letters addressed to historical personages there are predictions of some of the main events that they themselves would have been involved in and thus their descendants and their nations.
The nun's prophecies also predicted events in the future, almost all the way to the year 3000.
The Prophesying Nun of Dresden (c. 1680–1706 in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
), better known in Italy as la Monaca di Dresda, was a nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
reported to have had the gift of clairvoyance
Clairvoyance
The term clairvoyance is used to refer to the ability to gain information about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses, a form of extra-sensory perception...
.
She wrote many prophetic letters to princes and senior churchmen. Her prophecies, re-discovered during the twentieth century, were studied in depth by scholars appointed by Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
.
In the 1980s, the Italian researcher Renzo Baschera published an Italian language translation of her manuscripts.
Her actual name is unknown. It is, however, known that she lived in a monastery
Monastery
Monastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
in Dresden, Germany, near the river Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
.
The letters
The surviving manuscripts written by the Prophesying Nun of Dresden consist of thirty-one letters, several of them even well-preserved, whilst others have fared more poorly. It is thought that there were originally quite a few more.The nun addressed her letters to several kings, a pope, some cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
s and other eminent Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
clergy.
- Pope Clement XIPope Clement XIPope Clement XI , born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was Pope from 1700 until his death in 1721.-Early life:...
- Victor Amadeus II of SardiniaVictor Amadeus II of SardiniaVictor Amadeus II was Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. He also held the titles of marquis of Saluzzo, duke of Montferrat, prince of Piedmont, count of Aosta, Moriana and Nizza. Louis XIV organised his marriage in order to maintain French influence in the Duchy but Victor Amadeus soon broke away...
- Charles XII of SwedenCharles XII of SwedenCharles XII also Carl of Sweden, , Latinized to Carolus Rex, Turkish: Demirbaş Şarl, also known as Charles the Habitué was the King of the Swedish Empire from 1697 to 1718...
- Peter I of RussiaPeter I of RussiaPeter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...
- Frederick I of PrussiaFrederick I of PrussiaFrederick I , of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia in personal union . The latter function he upgraded to royalty, becoming the first King in Prussia . From 1707 he was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel...
- Philip V of SpainPhilip V of SpainPhilip V was King of Spain from 15 November 1700 to 15 January 1724, when he abdicated in favor of his son Louis, and from 6 September 1724, when he assumed the throne again upon his son's death, to his death.Before his reign, Philip occupied an exalted place in the royal family of France as a...
- Anne of Great BritainAnne of Great BritainAnne ascended the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, under the Act of Union, two of her realms, England and Scotland, were united as a single sovereign state, the Kingdom of Great Britain.Anne's Catholic father, James II and VII, was deposed during the...
- Louis XIV of FranceLouis XIV of FranceLouis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
- Rinaldo d'Este, cardinal
- Francesco Maria de' MediciFrancesco Maria de' MediciFrancesco Maria de' Medici was a member of the House of Medici. He was successively a Governor of Siena, cardinal and later the heir of the Duchies of Rovere and Montefeltro by right of his mother.-Biography:...
, cardinal - Some abbot Argoth
- Some sister Marta
- Some abbot Koldan
- Some theologian Bruks
Some of the letters were written in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, others in Latin, and some in both languages. This is surprising given the nun's humble origins.
In the letters addressed to historical personages there are predictions of some of the main events that they themselves would have been involved in and thus their descendants and their nations.
The nun's prophecies also predicted events in the future, almost all the way to the year 3000.
See also
- Prophecy of the PopesProphecy of the PopesThe Prophecy of the Popes, attributed to Saint Malachy, is a list of 112 short phrases in Latin. They purport to describe each of the Roman Catholic popes , beginning with Pope Celestine II and concluding with the successor of current pope Benedict XVI, a pope described in the prophecy as "Peter...
- Vaticinia de Summis PontificibusVaticinia de Summis PontificibusA series of manuscript prophecies concerning the Papacy, under the title of Vaticinia de Summis Pontificibus, a Latin text which assembles portraits of popes and prophecies related to them, circulated from the late thirteenth-early fourteenth century, with prophecies concerning popes from Pope...
- Vaticinia NostradamiVaticinia NostradamiThe Vaticinia Michaelis Nostradami de Futuri Christi Vicarii ad Cesarem Filium D. I. A. Interprete , or Vaticinia Nostradami for short, is a collection of eighty watercolor images compiled as an illustrated codex...