''The Permanent Instruction of the Alta Vendita'' (commonly called the ''Alta Vendita, "high marketplace"'') is a document originally published in
Italian
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in 1859, claimed by some
Catholics
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to have been produced by the highest lodge of the
Italian Carbonari and written by "Piccolo Tigre" ("Little Tiger")
"Piccolo Tigre" is supposedly the pseudonym of a Jewish Freemason (according to
George F. Dillon, a proponent of the theory a
Masonic
Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...
war against Christian civilisation).
Content
The author, who wrote under the pseudonym "Piccolo Tigre" is also claimed to be the author of other 19th century Masonic documents.
Outcome and legacy
Popes
Pius IX
Pope Pius IX ( it, Pio IX, ''Pio Nono''; born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti; 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878, the longest verified papal reign. He was notable for convoking the First Vatican ...
urged the ''Alta Vendita'' to be exposed to public scrutiny. It was first published in
Jacques Crétineau-Joly's book ''L'Église romaine en face de la Révolution'' in 1859.
The document was popularised in the English speaking world by Monsignor
George F. Dillon's 1885 book ''
War of Anti-Christ with the Church and Christian Civilization''.
''Alta Vendita'' was analyzed in a monograph by John Vennari.
See also
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Anticlericalism and Freemasonry
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New World Order (conspiracy theory)
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The common theme in conspiracy theories about a New World Order is that a secretive power elite with a globalist agenda ...
* ''
War of Anti-Christ with the Church and Christian Civilization''
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Nicodemite
A Nicodemite () is a person suspected of publicly misrepresenting their religious faith to conceal their true beliefs. The term is sometimes defined as referring to a Protestant Christian who lived in a Roman Catholic country and escaped persecuti ...
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The Protocols of the Elders of Zion
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References
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External links
Original Italian Text here (#II. on page)
Catholicism and Freemasonry
Freemasonry-related controversies
Carbonari
Anti-Masonry
1859 documents
1859 in Italy