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Joachim of Fiore Quotes on Time

Joachim of Fiore was an Italian Cistercian abbot, biblical exegete, and one of the most influential apocalyptic thinkers of the Middle Ages. This page collects quotes attributed to Joachim of Fiore on the topic of time, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • 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.”

  • Attributed to Joachim of Fiore:

    “The age of the Spirit is yet to come.”

  • Attributed to Joachim of Fiore:

    “History is a movement of the Trinity.”

  • Attributed to Joachim of Fiore:

    “Each age fulfills the one before it and prepares the one to follow.”