Maria Valtorta at age 5, 1902. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting

Maria Valtorta (14 March 1897 – †12 October 1961) was an Italian writer and poet, considered by many to be a mystic. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose" Her work centers on Catholic Christian themes. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Her followers believe that she had personally conversed with Jesus Christ in her visions of Jesus and Mary^[1]. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Since the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Calvary until today a number of people have claimed to have had visions (and indeed personal conversations with Him and

Early life

At age 15, 1912. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting

Valtorta was born in Caserta, in the Campania region of Italy, the only child of parents from the Lombardy region. Caserta is the capital of the Province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. Campania is a region of Southern Italy in Europe. The region has a population of around 5 Lombardy (Lombardia Latin: Langobardia, Western Lombard: Lumbardìa, Eastern Lombard: Lombardia) is one of the Her father, Giseppe was in the Italian cavalry and her mother, Iside, was a French teacher^[2].

At age 7 she was enrolled in the Institute of the Marcellienne Sisters, and at age 12 she was sent to boarding school. As the family moved around Italy due to her father's military career, she received a classic education in various parts of Italy, and focused on Italian literature. In 1917 she entered the ranks of the Samaritan Nurses, and for eighteen months offered her service at the military hospital in Florence.

On March 17, 1920, at the age of 23, while she was walking on a street with her mother, a delinquent youth struck her in the back with an iron bar for no apparent reason. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar She was confined to bed for three months. Although she seemed to have recovered after three months, and was able to move around for over a decade thereafter, the complications from that injury eventually confined her to bed for 28 years, from 1934 onwards.

Settling in Viareggio

At age 21, in the uniform of a Samaritan Nurse, 1918. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

In 1924, her father retired and the family settled in the town of Viareggio, on the coast of Tuscany in 1924^[3]. Viareggio (which means "way of the kings" is a city located in northern Tuscany, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. Tuscany (Toscana is a region in Italy. It has an area of 22990 km² and a population of about 3 After settling in Viareggio (which means "way of the kings"), she hardly ever left that town. Viareggio (which means "way of the kings" is a city located in northern Tuscany, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. In Viareggio Maria led a life dominated by solitude. Except for occasional excursions to the seaside and the pine-forest, her days mostly consisted of doing the daily household shopping and visiting the Church for the Blessed Sacrament. The Blessed Sacrament, or the Body and Blood of Christ, is a devotional name used in the Roman Catholic Church, Old Catholic and Anglican

In 1925 she read the autobiography of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus at one sitting. The experience was deeply moving to her and on January 28, 1925 she offered herself as victim to the merciful Love. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In December 1929, she was admitted to Catholic Action as youth cultural delegate, and in 1930 took private vows of chastity, poverty and obedience.

January 4, 1933 was the last day on which Maria, walking with extraordinary fatigue, was able to leave her house. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. And from the 1 April 1934, she was no longer able to leave her bed. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1935, a year after she was bed-ridden, Martha Diciotti began to care for her.

In 1942 she was visited by a missionary priest, Fr. Rornuald M. Migliorini of the Servants of Mary, who became her spiritual director for four years. The Servite Order, whose members are known as Servite Friars or Servants of Mary, is one of the five original Catholic Mendicant orders Its objects are In 1943 her mother died and Martha Diciotti became her only constant companion and listener until her death. Except for a brief wartime evacuation to Sant’ Andrea di Compito in Lucca, from April to December 1944 during the Second World War, the rest of her life was spent in her bed at 257 Via Antonio Fratti in Viareggio. Capannori is a town and Comune in the Province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany ( Italy) Lucca is a city in Tuscany, northern central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plain near (but not on the Ligurian Sea World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Viareggio (which means "way of the kings" is a city located in northern Tuscany, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Visions

At age 25, 1922. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Early in 1943, when Maria had been infirm for nine years, her religious advisor, Father Migliorini, suggested to her to write about her life. After some hesitation, she agreed and, in about two months had produced several hundred handwritten pages for her confessor.

On the morning of Good Friday April 23, 1943, she reported a sudden voice speaking to her and asking her to write. Good Friday, also called Holy Friday or Great Friday, is the Friday preceding Easter Sunday ("Pascha" Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. From her bedroom Maria called for Marta Diciotti, showed her the sheet in her hands and said that something extraordinary had happened. Marta called Father Migliorini regarding the dictation Maria had reported and he arrived soon thereafter. Father Migliorini asked her to write down anything else she received and over time provided her with notebooks to write in.

Thereafter, Maria wrote almost every day until 1947 and intermittently in the following years until 1951. She would write with a fountain pen in the notebook resting on her knees and placed upon the writing board she had made herself. She did not prepare outlines, did not even know what she would write from one day to another, and did not reread to correct. At times she would call Marta to read back to her what she had written^[4].

One of Maria's declarations reads:

"I can affirm that I have had no human source to be able to know what I write, and what, even while writing, I often do not understand. "

Her notebooks were dated each day, but her writing was not in sequence, in that some of the last chapters of The Poem of the Man God were written before the early chapters, yet the text flows smoothly between them^[5]. The Poem of the Man God (Italian title Il Poema dell'Uomo-Dio) is a multi volume book of about four thousand pages on the life of Jesus Christ written by the Italian

Notebooks

Main article: Poem of the Man God

From 1943 to 1951 Valtorta produced over 15,000 handwritten pages in 122 notebooks. The Poem of the Man God (Italian title Il Poema dell'Uomo-Dio) is a multi volume book of about four thousand pages on the life of Jesus Christ written by the Italian She wrote her autobiography in 7 additional notebooks. These pages became the basis of her major work, The Poem of the Man God, and constitute about two thirds of her literary work. The Poem of the Man God (Italian title Il Poema dell'Uomo-Dio) is a multi volume book of about four thousand pages on the life of Jesus Christ written by the Italian The visions give a detailed account of the life of Jesus from his birth to the Passion with more elaboration than the Gospels provide. For instance, while the Gospel includes a few sentences about the wedding at Cana, the text includes a few pages and narrates the words spoken among the people present. The Marriage at Cana or Wedding at Cana is an event reported by the Gospel of John but not by any of the Synoptic Gospels. The visions also describe the many journeys of Jesus throughout the Holy Land, and his conversations with people such as the apostles. The Holy Land ( Arabic: الأرض المقدسة al-Arḍ ul-Muqaddasah;Ancient Aramaic: ארעא קדישא Ar'a Qaddisha; Hebrew: ארץ_הקודש ^[6].

The handwritten pages were characterized by the fact that they included no overwrites, corrections or revisions and seemed somewhat like dictations. The fact that she often suffered from heart and lung ailments during the period of the visions made the natural flow of the text even more unusual. Readers are often struck by the fact that the sentences attributed to Jesus in the visions have a distinct and recognizable tone and style that is distinct from the rest of the text. Given that she never left Italy and was bed-ridden much of her life, Maria’s writings reflect a surprising knowledge of the Holy Land. The Holy Land ( Arabic: الأرض المقدسة al-Arḍ ul-Muqaddasah;Ancient Aramaic: ארעא קדישא Ar'a Qaddisha; Hebrew: ארץ_הקודש A geologist, Vittorio Tredici, stated that her detailed knowledge of the topographic, geological and mineralogical aspects of Palestine seems unexplainable. And a biblical archeologist, Father Dreyfus, noted that her work includes the names of several small towns which are absent from the Old and New Testaments and are only known to a few experts. ^{[7] [8][9]}

Two Popes, two opinions

Maria Valtorta was at first reluctant to have her notebooks published, but based on the advice of her priest, in 1947 she agreed to their publication. Her priest, Father Romualdo Migliorini and Father Corrado Berti, along with their Prior Father Andrea Checchin used their contacts to bypass the Vatican hierarchy to present the manuscript directly to Pope Pius XII. Pope Among those impressed by the work at the Vatican was the Pope's confessor, Msgr. (later Cardinal) Augustin Bea who later wrote that he found the work "not only interesting and pleasing, but truly edifying". Augustin Cardinal Bea, SJ ( May 28, 1881 &mdash November 16, 1968) was a German scholar at the Gregorian The manuscript was thus delivered to Pius XII and the three priests were granted a papal audience.

At the meeting Pope Pius XII reportedly told the three priests; "Publish this work as it is. Pope There is no need to give an opinion about its origin, whether it be extraordinary or not. Who reads it, will understand. One hears of many visions and revelations. I will not say they are all authentic; but there are some of which it could be said that they are"^[10]. Father Berti then signed an affidavit to that effect, as did the other two witnesses, with written testimony. The three priests understood this permission to publish as a Papal Imprimatur (Imprimatur being Latin for "let it be printed"). An Imprimatur is an official declaration from the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church that a literary or similar work is free from error in matters of Roman Catholic The papal audience was documented the next day in the Vatican's newspaper L'Osservatore Romano. L'Osservatore Romano ( English: The Roman Observer) is the "semi-official" Newspaper of the Holy See.

The Poem of the Man God was hence offered to the Vatican Printing Office for publication in 1948, because Pope Pius XII had agreed to its publication before the three Priests of the Servite Order. The Poem of the Man God (Italian title Il Poema dell'Uomo-Dio) is a multi volume book of about four thousand pages on the life of Jesus Christ written by the Italian Pope The Servite Order, whose members are known as Servite Friars or Servants of Mary, is one of the five original Catholic Mendicant orders Its objects are While Pius XII was alive, the Holy Office did not announce an official position on the manuscript. When Pius XII died in 1958, upon taking office, his newly appointed successor Pope John XXIII signed a decision by the Holy Office (then headed by Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani) to place the book on the Index of Forbidden Books in 1959, along with a number of other works, such as those of Sister Faustina Kowalska who was later declared a saint, and whose writings are now quoted by the Vatican. Pope John (numberingBlessed Alfredo Ottaviani, PhD, STD, JCD ( October 29, 1890 &mdash August 3, 1979) was an Italian Cardinal The Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("List of Prohibited Books" was a list of publications prohibited by the Roman Catholic Church. Mary Faustina Kowalska, commonly known as Saint Faustina, born Helena Kowalska (August 25 1905 Glogowiec Poland then in the Russian Empire &ndash Died October

Controversy

Supporters of Maria Valtorta argue that, according to Canon Law the Roman Pontiff has full power over the whole Church, hence the initial approval given by Pope Pius XII effectively nullified any subsequent ruling by the Holy Office. Pope The detractors argue that the same Canon Law applied to Pope John XXIII when he signed the order to place the work on the Index. Pope John (numberingBlessed However, in 1963 Pope Paul VI succeeded John XXIII and abolished the Index altogether in 1965. Pope Valtorta followers argue that this in effect nullified the suppression of 1959 since the Index no longer existed after 1965. Those opposed to the book considered the abolition of the Index as not reversing the Church’s opinion of the work. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) while acting as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1985 wrote that "the Index retains its moral force despite its dissolution. Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin: Benedictus PP XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF ( Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) previously known as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, " ^[11] Valtorta supporters point to the fact that the long list of books on the Forbidden Index also included writings by Jean Paul Sartre, Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, David Hume, Rene Descartes, Francis Bacon, John Milton, John Lock, Galileo Galilei, Blaise Pascal and Saint Faustina Kowalska, among others. The Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("List of Prohibited Books" was a list of publications prohibited by the Roman Catholic Church. Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 &ndash 15 April 1980 commonly known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre (ʒɑ̃ pol saʁtʁə was a French François-Marie Arouet ( 21 November 1694 30 May 1778) better known by the Pen name Voltaire, was a French David Hume (26 April 1711 25 August 1776 Scottish Philosopher, Economist, and Historian is an important figure in Western philosophy Francis Bacon 1st Viscount St Alban KC QC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626 was an English Philosopher, Statesman, and author John Milton ( 9 December, 1608 – 8 November, 1674) was an English Poet, Prose Polemicist and John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704 was an English Philosopher. Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 &ndash 8 January 1642 was a Tuscan ( Italian) Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer, and Philosopher Blaise Pascal (blɛz paskal (June 19 1623 &ndash August 19 1662 was a French Mathematician, Physicist, and religious Philosopher Mary Faustina Kowalska, commonly known as Saint Faustina, born Helena Kowalska (August 25 1905 Glogowiec Poland then in the Russian Empire &ndash Died October But some authors (e. g. Charles Darwin) whose views are highly unacceptable to the Church were never put on the Index. Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life ^[12][13][14]

At the moment the official position of the Catholic Church with respect to the book is less than clear. The church does not endorse the book, yet does not ban it either, although church officials have made occasional comments about it. The last formal action taken by the Vatican with respect to the book was in 1992, when Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, the Secretary General of the Italian Bishops' Conference, wrote to the publisher Emilio Pisani. Dionigi Tettamanzi (born 14 March 1934) is an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. In his letter, Tettamanzi requested that a paragraph be added to the first few pages of the book disclaiming any supernatural origin for the work. The publisher assumes that the letter indicates that the Italian Bishops' Conference sees nothing in the work that contradicts the doctrines of the Church, yet some detractors claim that the letter intended to classify the work as fiction. Since 1993 the Catholic Church has chosen to remain silent on its position with respect to the work.

The Poem of the Man God was eventually published as a 4,000 page multi-volume book and has since been translated into 10 languages and received the imprimatur and approval of several Catholic bishops and Cardinals worldwide. The Poem of the Man God (Italian title Il Poema dell'Uomo-Dio) is a multi volume book of about four thousand pages on the life of Jesus Christ written by the Italian An Imprimatur is an official declaration from the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church that a literary or similar work is free from error in matters of Roman Catholic Valtorta's other literary works include historical notes on the early Christian church and martyrs and comments on biblical texts, as well as some religious poems and compositions.

The Poem of the Man God has, however, also drawn criticism from a variety of theologians and skeptics, who claim internal inconsistencies^[15], friction with the Holy See^[16] and theological errors of the Biblical account of the Gospel and Catholic dogma. ^[17]

Regarding the issue of internal consistency and correspondence with the Gospels, Valtorta supporters point to the fact that ever since Saint Augustine of Hippo addressed the Augustinian hypothesis in the 5th Century, religious scholars have been debating issues regarding the comparison of various texts with the Gospels, at times with no clear resolution. The Augustinian hypothesis is a solution to the Synoptic problem, which concerns the origin of the Gospels of the New Testament. Such debates still take place among experts even on issues regarding the Church Canons and the early Gospels themselves. ^[18][19] Valtorta supporters point to the fact that the Poem of the Man God seems to provide solutions to some synoptic debates such as those regarding Luke 22:66^[20] and Matthew 26:57^[21] on the Trial of Jesus by providing simple explanations that resolve the conflicts. The Poem of the Man God (Italian title Il Poema dell'Uomo-Dio) is a multi volume book of about four thousand pages on the life of Jesus Christ written by the Italian The Sanhedrin Trial of Jesus is an event reported by all the Canonical Gospels of the Bible. ^[22] And highly respected scripture scholars such as the Venerable Gabriele Allegra have expressed their support for the Poem of the Man God and its correspondence with the Gospel. The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. Gabriele Allegra ( December 26, 1907 – † January 26, 1976) was a Franciscan Friar and scripture scholar The Poem of the Man God (Italian title Il Poema dell'Uomo-Dio) is a multi volume book of about four thousand pages on the life of Jesus Christ written by the Italian ^[23]

As for friction with and within the Holy See, it is well documented that the Cardinals favorable towarrds Valtorta's writings (e. g. Cardinal Augustin Bea) and those opposing it (e. Augustin Cardinal Bea, SJ ( May 28, 1881 &mdash November 16, 1968) was a German scholar at the Gregorian g. Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani) had high levels of friction with each other on a wide range of issues beyond Valtorta's work. Alfredo Ottaviani, PhD, STD, JCD ( October 29, 1890 &mdash August 3, 1979) was an Italian Cardinal ^[24] Thus in defense of Maria Valtorta, when providing his imprimatur for the Poem of the Man God, Bishop Roman Danylak recalled John 8:7^[25] and referred to some of her critics as "those who want to cast stones"^[26]. An Imprimatur is an official declaration from the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church that a literary or similar work is free from error in matters of Roman Catholic The Poem of the Man God (Italian title Il Poema dell'Uomo-Dio) is a multi volume book of about four thousand pages on the life of Jesus Christ written by the Italian Roman Danylak, STL, JUD (born December 29, 1930, Toronto, Canada) is a Canadian Ukrainian Catholic

Death and burial

Maria Valtorta in Viareggio. Viareggio (which means "way of the kings" is a city located in northern Tuscany, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Maria Valtorta died and was buried in Viareggio in 1961, at age 65. In 1973 with ecclesiastic permission, her remains were moved to Florence to the Chapel in the Grand Cloister of the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata di Firenze. Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata ( Basilica of the Most Holy Annunciation) is a Roman Catholic Minor basilica in Florence and the Chiseled on her tomb are the words: "DIVINARUM RERUM SCRIPTRIX" (Writer of Divine Things).

Presiding over the services at Valtorta’s "privileged burial" and the relocation of her remains from Viareggio to the Santissima Annunziata Basilica was Father Gabriel M. Roschini^[27]. Viareggio (which means "way of the kings" is a city located in northern Tuscany, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata ( Basilica of the Most Holy Annunciation) is a Roman Catholic Minor basilica in Florence and the Gabriel M Roschini, OSM (1900 - †1977 was a Roman Catholic Italian priest and professor of Mariology, who published over 900 titles on Mariology A respected Mariologist, founding professor at the Marianum pontifical institute in Rome and advisor to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Father Roschini had studied Valtorta's writings and her book The Poem of the Man God and was initially skeptical of the authenticity of her work. Mariology is the theological study of Mary which methodically presents teachings about her to other parts of the faith such as teachings about Jesus Christ, redemption Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF ( Congregatio pro Doctrina Fidei) previously known as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, The Poem of the Man God (Italian title Il Poema dell'Uomo-Dio) is a multi volume book of about four thousand pages on the life of Jesus Christ written by the Italian But upon studying her work further he grew to appreciate it as a private revelation. In the teaching of the Catholic Church, a private revelation is a particular Revelation to a specific Christian He wrote of Valtorta's work:

"We find ourselves facing an effect (her work) which seems to be beyond its cause (Maria Valtorta)"^[28].

The house at 257 Via Antonio Fratti in Viareggio, where all her messages were written, was purchased by the publisher of The Poem of the Man God and has been preserved intact. Viareggio (which means "way of the kings" is a city located in northern Tuscany, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Poem of the Man God (Italian title Il Poema dell'Uomo-Dio) is a multi volume book of about four thousand pages on the life of Jesus Christ written by the Italian It can be visited by appointment in Viareggio, Italy. Viareggio (which means "way of the kings" is a city located in northern Tuscany, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Mentions by other mystics

In the 1980s, she was mentioned in the visions of two of the visionaries in Medjugorje. Međugorje ( roughly ''meh’-joo-gor-yeh'') is a town located in western Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina, around 25 km southwest of Mostar The Medjugorje visions by Marija Pavlovic and Vicka Ivankovic both stated that Maria Valtorta’s records of her conversations with Jesus are truthful. Međugorje ( roughly ''meh’-joo-gor-yeh'') is a town located in western Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina, around 25 km southwest of Mostar Međugorje ( roughly ''meh’-joo-gor-yeh'') is a town located in western Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina, around 25 km southwest of Mostar Vicka Ivankovic ( September 3, 1964 (Bijakovici - is one of six visionaries at Međugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina who claim to have seen the According to Ivankovic, in 1981 the Virgin Mary told her at Medjugorje: "If a person wants to know Jesus he should read Maria Valtorta". This ecumenical article is about general Christian views on and veneration of the Virgin Mary ^{[29][30][31][32][33]} According to printed records of Medjugorje messages, Marija Pavlovic stated that she was told at Medjugorje by the Virgin Mary that it was permitted to read Maria Valtorta's book. Međugorje ( roughly ''meh’-joo-gor-yeh'') is a town located in western Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina, around 25 km southwest of Mostar Međugorje ( roughly ''meh’-joo-gor-yeh'') is a town located in western Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina, around 25 km southwest of Mostar Međugorje ( roughly ''meh’-joo-gor-yeh'') is a town located in western Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina, around 25 km southwest of Mostar This ecumenical article is about general Christian views on and veneration of the Virgin Mary ^[34][35]

Maria Valtorta's work is also mentioned in Don Ottavio's Michelini writings. He is a relatively obscure priest from Mirandola, who reported a series of Dictations and Visions given to him by Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary from 1975 to 1979. Mirandola ( local dialect: La Miràndla) is a City of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Province of Modena, 31 km Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) This ecumenical article is about general Christian views on and veneration of the Virgin Mary He reported these words dictated to him by Christ:

I have dictated to Maria Valtorta, a victim soul, a marvelous work. Of this work I am the Author. You yourself, Son, have taken account of the raging reactions of Satan. . . . You have verified the resistance that many priests oppose to this work. This also proves, Son, that he who has not sensed in the Poem the savor of the Divine, the perfume of the Supernatural, has a soul encumbered and darkened. If it were -- I do not say "read" --but studied and meditated, it would bring an immense good to souls. This work is a well-spring of serious and solid culture. . . . This is a work willed by Wisdom and Divine Providence for the new times. It is a spring of living and pure water. It is I, the Word living and eternal, Who have given Myself anew as nourishment to the souls that I love. I, Myself, am the Light, and the Light cannot be confused with, and still less blend Itself with, the darkness. Where I am found, the darkness is dissolved to make room for the Light.

The particular Michelini book from which this quotation was taken is called La medida está colmada in its Spanish version and remains in the library of The Archidiocesan Minor Seminary of Monterrey in the city of San Pedro Garza García. It is worth noting that the first page of the book has a seal that reads "Biblioteca Seminario Menor de Monterrey Donativo del Sr. Emmo. Adolfo Antonio Cardenal Suárez Rivera", ("Library of the Minor Seminary of Monterrey Donated by Sr. Eminentísimo Adolfo Cardinal Suárez Rivera"). Adolfo Antonio Cardinal Suárez Rivera (b 9 January 1927 in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas &ndash d He was for many years Cardinal Archbishop of the Diocese of Monterrey. The Archdiocese of Monterrey ( Latin: Archidioecesis Monterreyensis is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese located in Monterrey, Mexico. This Spanish edition of Michelini's writings where supposedly Christ himself defends Valtorta's Work , comes with a copy of two letters between Bishops (within the first pages). The first letter is from the Bishop of León, México Anselmo Zarza Bernal and is addressed to Bishop Miguel García Franco at the time Bishop of Mazatlan. The city of León, formally León de los Aldama is the fifth most populous city in Mexico and the first in the state of Guanajuato. Anselmo Zarza Bernal (born June 4, 1916) is a Roman Catholic Bishop in Mexico. Mazatlán ( IPA: zat ˈlan is a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa; the surrounding Municipio (municipality for which The response to Bishop Zarza is the second letter. In the first letter, Bishop Zarza recommends to Bishop García Franco the reading and reflection of Michelini's book (where among many supposed dictations from Christ, there is one defending Valtorta's work), on response (second letter) Bishop García wrote: "I received your letter. . . that came with the book" (Michelini's Book) ". . . I find all the doctrine contained in the book 100% orthodox, more yet, in whole coincident with the writings of Mrs. Conchita Cabrera de Armida. . . " (the Venerable Concepción Cabrera de Armida a Mexican mystic in the process of canonization) “. The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. The Venerable Concepción Cabrera de Armida (born on December 8, 1861 in San Luis Potosí Mexico and died on March 3, 1937 . . and with the book of Father Esteban Gobbi (In Italian Stefano Gobbi), books for which we have ecclesiastic aprobation". Father Stefano Gobbi (born March 22, 1930) is a Roman Catholic Priest.

Imprimatur

Over the years, support for Valtorta's work grew among the mid-levels of the Vatican. Her work has received the imprimature of Bishop Roman Danylak and Archbishop Soosa Pakiam^{[36][37] [38]}. Roman Danylak, STL, JUD (born December 29, 1930, Toronto, Canada) is a Canadian Ukrainian Catholic But the official position of the Holy See with respect to the book is currently less than clear. The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent Episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Since 1993 the Vatican has decided to remain silent on the work^[39].

Yet, support for her work continues to appear from unlikely corners of the Vatican, usually from biblical experts who are not at the Holy Office. One such expert was the respected scripture scholar the Venerable Gabriele Allegra, who spent 40 years translating the Bible to Chinese. The Venerable is used as a style or epithet in several Christian churches. Gabriele Allegra ( December 26, 1907 – † January 26, 1976) was a Franciscan Friar and scripture scholar Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Allegra wrote:

"I hold that the work of Valtorta demands a supernatural origin. I think that it is the product of one or more charisma and that it should be studied in the light of the doctrine of charisma. "^[40][41]

Another expert was the respected Mariologist, Fr. Mariology is the theological study of Mary which methodically presents teachings about her to other parts of the faith such as teachings about Jesus Christ, redemption Gabriel M. Roschini, professor at the Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Rome, advisor to the Holy Office and founder of the Marianum (which is both the name of the pontifical school and the prestigious journal of Marian theology^[42]) who wrote of Valtorta:

"I must candidly admit that the Mariology found in Maria Valtorta's writings, whether published or not, has been for me a real discovery. Gabriel M Roschini, OSM (1900 - †1977 was a Roman Catholic Italian priest and professor of Mariology, who published over 900 titles on Mariology Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The Marianum is both the name of a Pontifical institute for the study of Mariology and the name of the prestigious journal of Marian theology No other Marian writing, not even the sum total of all the writings I have read and studied were able to give me as clear, as lively, as complete, as luminous, or as fascinating an image, both simple and sublime, of Mary, God's masterpiece. "^[43]

Father Roschini presided over the relocation of the remains of Maria Valtorta from Viareggio to the Santissima Annunziata Basilica in Florence in 1973. Viareggio (which means "way of the kings" is a city located in northern Tuscany, on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata ( Basilica of the Most Holy Annunciation) is a Roman Catholic Minor basilica in Florence and the Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany

References

Sources and external links

• Maria Valtorta official webite
• Bishop Roman Danylak's imprimatur
• Bishop Danylak's Comments on Maria Valtorta
• The Venerable Gabriele Allegra on Maria Valtorta
• Valtorta Publishing
• The Maria Valtorta Network
• The Maria Valtorta Reader’s Group in Australia
• About 20% of Valtorta's writings (in several languages) online
• The Maria Valtorta Web-Ring
• Valtorta Medjugorje confirmation
• Father Mitch Pacwa's critical view
• Response to Fr. Mitch Pacwa