The Prophesying Nun of Dresden

The Prophesying Nun of Dresden
Born	1680 Dresden
Died	1706 Dresden
Nationality	German

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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[1][2]

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 cardinals and other eminent Catholic clergy.

• Pope Clement XI^[3]
• Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia^[4]
• Charles XII of Sweden^[5]
• Peter I of Russia^[6]
• Frederick I of Prussia^[7]
• Philip V of Spain^[8]
• Anne of Great Britain^[9]
• Louis XIV of France^[10]
• Rinaldo d'Este, cardinal^[11]
• Francesco Maria de' Medici, cardinal^[12]
• Some abbot Argoth^{[13][14][15][16][17]}
• Some sister Marta^{[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]}
• Some abbot Koldan^{[25][26][27][28]}
• Some theologian Bruks^{[29][30][31][32][33]}

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.^[2] 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 Popes
• Vaticinia de Summis Pontificibus
• Vaticinia Nostradami

References

1. ^ Baschera, According to abbot Nicolas Holb, quoted in Baschera's book: "was a pious religious born in Dresden in 1680 and died in 1706... her shrine was on the shores of Elba", p. 7
2. ^ ^{a b} Baschera, According to an unreferenced description by Baschera, in a convent in Dresden there was "a young nun, from a humble family, chosen by a celestial voice to send messages to the rulers of Earth", p. 8
3. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"A Clemente XI | Vicario in terra di nostro Signore",p. 15
4. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"A Vittorio Amedeo II di Savoia | futuro re", p. 23
5. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"A Carlo XII | re di Svezia", p. 29
6. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"A Pietro I | Cesare della Santa Russia", p. 33
7. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"A te, Federico I | grande re di Prussia", p. 39
8. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"A te, Filippo | re di Spagna", p. 43
9. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Ad Anna | regina d'Inghilterra e di Scozia", p. 49
10. ^ Baschera p. 55, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"A Luigi XIV | sire di Francia",
11. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"A Rinaldo d'Este | cardinale di Santa Romana Chiesa", p. 63
12. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"A Francesco Maria de' Medici | cardinale di Santa Romana Chiesa", p. 67
13. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Reverendissimo | abate Argoth", p. 75
14. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Al reverendissimo | abate Argoth", p. 107
15. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Al reverendissimo | abate Argoth", p. 119
16. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Al reverendissimo | padre Argoth", p. 149
17. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Al reverendissimo | abate Argoth", p. 195
18. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Mia diletta | sorella Marta", p. 83
19. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Mia diletta | sorella Marta", p. 95
20. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Mia diletta | sorella Marta", p. 137
21. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Alla mia diletta | sorella Marta", p. 143
22. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Alla mia cara | sorella Marta", pag. 155
23. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Alla mia cara | sorella Marta", p. 167
24. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Alla mia dolce | sorella Marta", p. 189
25. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Al reverendissimo | abate Koldan", p. 89
26. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Al reverendissimo | abate Koldan", p. 131
27. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Al reverendissimo | abate Koldan", p. 179
28. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Al reverendissimo | abate Koldan", p. 183
29. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Al reverendissimo | teologo Bruks", p. 101
30. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Al reverendissimo | teologo Bruks", p. 113
31. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Al reverendissimo | teologo Bruks", p. 125
32. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Al reverendissimo | teologo Bruks", p. 161
33. ^ Baschera, Incipit quoted by Baschera:"Al reverendissimo | teologo Bruks", p. 173

Bibliography

• Baschera, Renzo (1986) [1976]. Le profezie della monaca di Dresda (3rd edition ed.). Santarcangelo di Romagna: Casa editrice MEB. ISBN 88-7669-138-3.