Old Document Review 'Compendium revelationum'

This ancient document was written by Savonarola in 1495 and appeared not only in Mirabilis liber collection of prophecies in 1522, but was also seen as an important influence over what Nostradamus wrote in his preface to Cesar.

It is used as an extract in the Mirabilis liber, however, the manuscript itself is not a prophecy but a commentary about the abilities and knowledge that prophets obtain.  There are several points that the author makes, first that a prophet must not 'give what is holy to the dogs', recording that he has always been wary in revealing the things he is shown.

Next he states that a prophet is simply a person who knows things that every other human being is simply blind or ignorant to, that a prophet has a different kind of perception and a deep understanding of free will.  

Furthermore that only God knows truly what will happen in the future, this can be demonstrated in how some prophets have gone out a message for people to turn for their wicked ways to avoid destruction.  But when they have turned from the wicked ways, and the destruction avoided, the prophecy will not be fulfilled, but in a sense only God would have known that those circumstances would happen.

Lastly he mentions how prophets are under a beam of supernatural light, and within this light the prophet will understand but two things, the vision and the source of the revelation itself.  But this light is so strong upon their soul that it provides the prophet with complete certainty or the vision and the source.  Here a prophet is seen as a person without doubts.

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Old Document Review 'The Prophecy of St Vincent'

This old document which dates to about 1503 is attributed to St Vincent, yet it is not sure if this refers to St Vincent Ferrer or to Vincent of Aquila.  It was included in the collection of prophecies in the publication of Mirabilis liber which was first published in 1522.

The prophecy stats off very cryptically and mentions two Oxen, an Eagle and a Snake, and I researched for possible meanings of what is mean by these animals, for example two of them have Astrological significance and all of them bear reference to various countries, however, these countries do not match up with the countries mentioned later in the prophecy.  So as to the animals, I am still scratching my head.

Thankfully the rest of the prophecy is more clear.  First it says how a King from the west who fights but in the end has to retreat, leaving behind his loot.  This matches somewhat to the events where Charles V invaded Italy but had to retreat without his spoils after his defeat at the Battle of Fornovo in 1495.

Secondly it mentions dangers to the inhabitants of Sicily, and indeed there was a lot going on in the years following, including exchange of ownership various times, a terrible plague and two large earthquakes in 1542 and 1693, one of which claimed over 60,000 lives.

Next it mentions a schism within the church resulting in two popes existing at the same time, however the Great schism had occurred hundreds of years previous where three popes had existed, but it could refer to when Henry VIII broke away from the church and became the head of the Church of England.

Finally it mentions that three armies shall attack Italy, and indeed in the 16th century, Italy was attacked by the French, the Spanish and the Swiss.

The prophecies seem to be a mix of events which have happened before the publication yet there were some events that were foretold correctly.

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