Joachim of Fiore Quotes
Joachim of Fiore was an Italian Cistercian abbot, biblical exegete, and one of the most influential apocalyptic thinkers of the Middle Ages. After a pilgrimage to the Holy Land he founded a monastic community at Fiore in Calabria and developed an elaborate theology of history articulated in his Concord of the Old and New Testaments and Exposition of the Apocalypse. The quotes below are attributed to Joachim of Fiore, organized by topic.
Joachim of Fiore on God
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Attributed to Joachim of Fiore:
“There are three states of the world: the age of the Father, the age of the Son, and the age of the Spirit.”
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Attributed to Joachim of Fiore:
“The age of the Spirit is yet to come.”
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Attributed to Joachim of Fiore:
“History is a movement of the Trinity.”
Joachim of Fiore on Time
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Attributed to Joachim of Fiore:
“Each age fulfills the one before it and prepares the one to follow.”
Joachim of Fiore on Truth
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Attributed to Joachim of Fiore:
“The letter must be read in the light of the spirit.”