Joachim of Floris

Joachim of Fiore, also known as Joachim of Floris, was an Italian mystic and theologian born in 1135 in the region of Calabria. He is known for his distinctive teachings on the Trinity and his belief in the coming of a new age of the Holy Spirit.S. Harrison Thomson, "Joachim of Fiore," in The Catholic Encyclopedia (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910).
Joachim's ideas were influential in the development of the Franciscan and Dominican orders, and his works were studied and debated by scholars during the Middle Ages and beyond.James H. Billington, "The World of Joachim of Fiore," Church History 36, no. 4 (1967): 401-415. He believed that history was divided into three ages: the Age of the Father (Old Testament), the Age of the Son (New Testament), and the Age of the Holy Spirit (a coming new era).Marjorie Reeves, Joachim of Fiore and the Myth of the Eternal Evangel in the Nineteenth Century (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987).
Joachim's views were often controversial and he faced criticism from some in the Church, but his influence continued to spread even after his death in 1202. His works include "Expositio in Apocalypsim" and "Liber figurarum".E.R. Curtius, European Literature and the Latin Middle Ages, trans. Willard R. Trask (New York: Harper Torchbooks, 1953).
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