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A new, more dangerous breed of heretics than those who live now will arise — fei...

Hildegard of Bingen: "A new, more dangerous breed of heretics than those who live now will arise — feigning piety, poverty and extreme asceticism — who will seduc..." — Partially

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📅 01.01.1163 · Wizje Hildegardy z Bingen (Scivias i in.) · 👁️ 27

Partially. An authentic letter to the clergy of Cologne (c. 1163), the most popular extract from her works. Later applied to mendicant movements and the Reformation, but the wording is general and the matches are post hoc — verdict...

"A new, more dangerous breed of heretics than those who live now will arise — feigning piety, poverty and extreme asceticism — who will seduce the common people and incite them against the clergy." "Powstanie nowe, groźniejsze plemię heretyków niż obecni — udający pobożność, ubóstwo i surową ascezę — którzy uwiodą prosty lud i podburzą go przeciw duchowieństwu."
🌐 (Machine-translated — original in Polish) · Original in Polishuage
🔮 Forecast 🔹 religion Indefinite (no set date) AI assessment confidence: 40% Resolves by: 1168 Assertiveness: medium Source

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