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Julia (clairvoyant)
Julia (floruit, fl. 1689), was the lady's maid of Queen Christina of Sweden at her court in Rome. She was regarded as a clairvoyant and known for her predictions, and Christina referred to her as her Sibyl. The most famous prediction of Julia was that of the death of Queen Christina. Shortly before her death, Christina was said to have appeared before Julia in a new dress, and asked her: "What am I thinking of?" Julia replied, "The Queen wishes to be buried in this beautiful dress", upon which Christina replied that this was indeed her wish, but that death was in the hands of fate. Julia responded by saying that Christina would be buried in that dress, and that Cardinal Decio Azzolino and Pope Innocent XI would follow shortly afterward in death. All this also happened as described. References Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor Notes [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floruit
''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicating the time when someone flourished. Etymology and use is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb ', ' "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from the noun ', ', "flower". Broadly, the term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy and historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when they were alive. For example, if there are Will (law), wills Attestation clause, attested by John Jones in 1204 and 1229, as well as a record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)", even though Jones was born before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |