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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri By: Jose Emmanuel Maningas and Kenneth Solomon

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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri By: Jose Emmanuel Maningas and Kenneth Solomon

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When you hear the word “Divine Comedy”, what comes into your mind?

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How does Dante’s Divine Comedy try help men and

women prepare for the afterlife?

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Do you think Dante’s Divine Comedy is

real? Why?

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Dante’s Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy is an allegory of a human soul’s journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven. Allegory is a work in which the characters and events are to be understood as representing other things and symbolically expressing a deeper, often spiritual, moral, or political meaning.

Some regard it as a real Divine intervention, others regard it as a literary piece of work. What matters most is the engraftment of the work in the minds and hearts of the people throughout the world in different generations.

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Spotlight on the Author

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was born in Florence of a prominent family. He apparently played a leading part in politics, rising to the highest local position in 1300. Soon afterwards, another party rose to power. Dante was accused of a crime and was exiled. Later, a decree was passed pardoning all exiles on condition that they paid a fine. Dante refused to pay the fine. He continued to live at his place of exile, Ravenna, where his daughter was a nun and his son a benefice. He was well-liked at Ravenna, and when he died, he was buried with the highest honors.

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Vocabulary1. Bemoaning his fate- to express grief or disappointment about something.2. Without cessation- a stop, pause, or interruption, especially a permanent discontinuation.

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Vocabulary3. Carved cornices- the top projecting section of the part of a classical building that is supported by the columns entablature.4. Purging of sins- to make somebody or something pure and free from guilt, sin, or defilement.

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The Journey to Hell, Purgatory,

and Heaven

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1st Circle: Limbo2nd Circle: The

Lustful3rd Circle: The Gluttonous

4th Circle: The Avaricious and Prodigal

5th Circle: The Wrathful & Sullen

6th Circle: Heretics7th Circle:

The Violent8th Circle: The Fraud

9th Circle: Treachery

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The Four Rivers of HellAcheron – the river between Neutrals

and Limbo Styx – the river between the 5th Circle

and the Wall of Dis (Satan) which covers the 6th Circle.

Phlegethon – the river between the 6th Circle and the 7th Circle

Cocytus – the river which separates the 9th Circle and the place where Lucifer rests.

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The Three Rings of the Seventh Circle First Ring: Violence against

neighbors: Tyrants and Murderers. Second Ring: Violence against

themselves (Suicides) and against their possesions (Squanderers)

Third Ring: Violence against God: First Zone: Blasphemers Second Zone: Sodomites Third Zone: Usurers

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The Ten Pouches of the Eighth Circle

First Pouch: Panders and Seducers Second Pouch: Flatterers Third Pouch: Simonists Fourth Pouch: Diviners, Astrologers, & Magicians Fifth Pouch: Barrators Sixth Pouch: Hypocrites Seventh Pouch: Thieves Eighth Pouch: Fraudulent Counselors Ninth Pouch: Sowers of Scandal and Schism Tenth Pouch: Falsifiers of Metals, Persons, Coins

and Words

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The Earthly

Paradise

7th Terrace: The Lustful

6th Terrace: The Gluttonous

5th Terrace: The Avaricious and the

Prodigal

4th Terrace: The Slothful

3rd Terrace: The Wrathful

2nd Terrace: The Envious

1st Terrace: The Prideful

Excessive Love of Earthly Goods

Insufficient Love

Perverted Love

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The Terraces of Purgatory Temporal Punishment

The 1st TerraceThe Prideful punished by bearing the weight

of heavy stones

The 2nd TerraceThe Envious punished by having their

eyelids sewn up with iron wires

The 3rd Terrace The Wrathful punished by dark smoke

The 4th Terrace The Slothful made to run without respite

The 5th Terrace The Avaricious, with bound hand and foot,

lie stretched on the ground, face down

The 6th TerraceThe Gluttonous, condemned to emaciating

hunger and thirst

The 7th Terrace The Lustful, purified through fire

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Empyrean

9th Sphere: Primum Mobile

8th Sphere: Fixed Stars

7th Sphere: Saturn

6th Sphere: Jupiter

5th Sphere: Mars

4th Sphere: Sun3rd Sphere: Venus2nd Sphere: Mercury

1st Sphere: Moon

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The HeavensReason why they where put there/What

are they doing there

1st Heaven: Sphere of the

Moon

Site of those whose vows gave way before violence

2nd Heaven: Sphere of the

Mercury

Those here are those who gave service in life, but whose service was somewhat marred by

ambition.

3rd Heaven: Sphere of the

Venus

Site of those who were lovers, but whose love was marred by wantonness

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4th Heaven: Sphere of the Sun

Each of the spirits here is an ardent sun in their own right, glowing with the light of love.

They dance and whirl about, and will circle around visitors such as Dante to inform them of what lies in this Heaven. They can also see the thoughts of visitors. Different groups of

spirits may speak to visitors as they pass through this Heaven.

5th Heaven: Sphere of the

Mars

Each of the specks of light is a spirit, the souls of the soldiery of Christ, or, as a voice from the cross puts it 'In this fifth circle of the Eternal

Tree of which no fruit shall fail, no leaf be shed, which from its summit with full life is fed, are spirits which before to Heaven they came were of such eminence of earthly fame

as must the more exalt the loftiest song'. 

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6th Heaven: Sphere of the

Jupiter

In this Heaven the spirits again glow with light, and wheel in ordered flight through the wide white star of Jupiter, singing as they go the Song of the Just. Each flight moves so as

to form a golden letter on the face of the Heaven, and chants the Latin words and phrases which these letters, collected

together, shape, such as 'Diligite Justitiam' and 'Qui Judicatis Terram'. When a word is

formed, the spirits pause for a while before moving on to form new words and phrases in

the Heaven. The spirits here are the just, Princes who have loved righteousness, and

people who were once Pagans who are now in bliss.

7th Heaven: Sphere of the

Saturn

The souls are lucent spheres of beautiful light, who each enhance the light of the others, and who can whirl as they speak and ascend and

descend the ladder. Those here are those who had given themselves to devout

contemplation in life, and who practised temperance. This includes St Benedict.

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8th Heaven: Sphere of the Fixed Stars

The spirits here are all vicars of Christ, who have done His will in life.

One of the spirits of this Heaven, a sphere of light of the greatest beauty, is St. Peter. He

examines Dante concerning Faith, and approves his answer with a triumphant cry

through the Heaven of 'Deus Laudmus'. Following this, he is examined on Hope by St. James, who also approves his answer with a cry of delight from Heaven, and a clarion cry of 'sperent in te' from the spirits there which is accompanied by a glorious flash of white

light. Lastly, St. John appears, the light emanating from him so bright that it blinds

Dante (though not permanently). He examines Dante concerning Love. Again, Dante passes the examination, and the most sweet strain

Dante has yet heard sounds through Heaven. A strong light strikes him and by it, Beatrice restores his sight, making it, in fact, better

than before.

9th Heaven: Primum Mobile

The spirits here are the Three Spheres of the Angels / Nine Choirs of Angels and the souls of those who were baptized before reaching the age of reason.

10th Heaven: Empyrean

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Seraphim Cherubim Thrones

These are the highest order or choir of angels. They are the angels who are attendants or guardians before God's throne. Seraphim have six wings, two cover their faces, two cover their feet, and two are for flying.

Cherubim rank after the seraphim and are the second highest in the nine hierarchies or choirs of angels. They were closely linked in God's glory. They are manlike in appearance and double-winged and were guardians of God's glory. They symbolized then, God's power and mobility. 

Thrones are the Angels of pure Humility, Peace and Submisssion. They reside in the area of the cosmos where material form begins to take shape. The lower Choir of Angels need the Thrones to access God.

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Dominions Virtues Powers

Dominions are Angels of Leadership. They regulate the duties of the angels, making known the commands of God.

Virtues are known as the Spirits of Motion and control the elements. They are sometimes referred to as "the shining ones." They govern all nature. They have control over seasons, stars, moon; even the sun is subject to their command. They are also in charge of miracles and provide courage, grace, and valor.

Powers are Warrior Angels against evil defending the cosmos and humans. They are known as potestates. They fight against evil spirits who attempt to wreak chaos through human beings.

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Principalities Archangels Angels

Given their hostility to God and humans due to sin, Christ's ultimate rule over them expresses the reign of the Lord over all in the cosmos. This is the Lordship of Christ, which reveals God's tremendous salvation in conquering sin and death at the cross, and now takes place in the Church. 

Archangels are generally taken to mean "chief or leading angel“, they are the most frequently mentioned throughout the Bible. They may be of this or other hierarchies as St. Michael Archangel, who is a princely Seraph. The Archangels have a unique role as God's messenger to the people at critical times in history and salvation as in The Annunciation and Apocalypse.

These angels are closest to the material world and human begins. They deliver the prayers to God and God's answers and other messages to humans. Angels have the capacity to access any and all other Angels at any time. They are the most caring and social to assist those who ask for help.

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10th Heaven: Empyrean

This is the highest Heaven, outside of time and space. It is the Heaven of God's

immediate presence and the only real home of the angels and the redeemed,

whose blessedness consists of their eternal vision of Him. The Empyrean was thus used as a name for the firmament, and in Christian literature, notably the

Divine Comedy, for the dwelling-place of God, the blessed, celestial beings so

divine they are made of pure light, and the source of light and creation. This is the true home of the Angels and Saints

who praise God unconditionally and without hesitation. Seeing God satisfies

their greatest desires.