A Virgilian Cento on the Brothers of the Rosy Cross

Name: Cento Virgilianus de fratribus Roseae Crucis
Author: Grick, Friedrich

Cento Virgilianus de fratribus Roseae Crucis

attr. Grick, Friedrich

Latin

Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) c. 42-19 BCE · published 1618

50 pages

4 images

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No English translation of Friedrich Grick's (pseudonym F. G. Menapius) 'Cento Virgilianus de Fratribus Roseae Crucis' (1618) was found in any of the searched catalogs. This specialized Neo-Latin work, composed of Virgilian verses to discuss Rosicrucianism, remains a niche text primarily cited in its original language within scholarly histories of Western esotericism.

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Unlock the secrets of the elusive Rosicrucian Order through a masterful fusion of classical poetry and 17th-century occultism. Friedrich Grick repurposes the timeless verses of Virgil and Ovid to confront the 'Invisible College,' challenging readers to find ancient wisdom hidden within a modern mystery. What happens when the dawn of the Rosicrucian Enlightenment meets the authoritative voice of Rome?