This man represented the trinity by surrounding the letters "I.E.U.E." with three interlocking circles in green, blue, and red.
This man represented the trinity by surrounding the letters "I.E.U.E." with three interlocking circles in green, blue, and red. This man's "Tree Eagle" may have inspired Dante's image of the eagle made of souls in the sphere of Jupiter. At Pentecost this man, whose ideas were illustrated in his Book of Figures, had a critical vision of a psaltery with ten strings. The Spiritual Franciscan movement was heavily influenced by the writings of this man, as were others who thought Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II was the (*) Antichrist. This man believed that of history's three eras, the bygone Era of the Father and ongoing Era of the Son were to be passed by the coming Age of the Holy Spirit. This man's writings on Saladin inspired Richard the Lion-Heart to visit him in Messina while sailing to the Third Crusade. For 10 points, name this medieval Calabrian mystic and apocalyptic writer who founded a monastic group in Fiore.
This man represented the trinity by surrounding the letters "I.E.U.E." with three interlocking circles in green, blue, and red.
Joachim of Fiore [or Joachim of Flora; or Gioacchino di Fiore]