Alta Vendita

The Permanent Instruction of the Alta Vendita (commonly called the Alta Vendita, meaning "high marketplace") is a document, originally published in Italian in 1859, produced by the highest lodge[1] of the Italian Carbonari and written by "Piccolo Tigre" ("Little Tiger"), which, according to George F. Dillon, was supposedly the pseudonym of a Jewish Freemason.[2]

Permanent Instruction of the Alta Vendita
Cover of 1999 book on the Alta Vendita which contains important excerpts of the Permanent Instruction, published by Vennari.
AuthorItalian Carbonari
LanguageEnglish
GenreReligion, Politics
Published1859, 1999 (TAN Books & Publishers)
Pages43

Alta Vendita Lodge

The Alta Vendita were a lodge of the Carbonari,[3] who used the book to announce their objective to spend decades overthrowing the Papacy.[4] Many participants in the instruction posed as various Catholic figures to make their way into the church.[4] The book was issued to every Carbonari lodge under the signature of "Nubius", thought to be the pseudonym of the supreme leader.[4]

Content

The document details an alleged Masonic plan to infiltrate the Catholic Church and spread liberal ideas within it.[5] The Carbonari had strong similarities to Freemasonry and so the document is seen by some as a Masonic document. The Carbonari had ties to the Freemasons, who are known for their Anti-clericalism. The author, who wrote under the pseudonym "Piccolo Tigre" has been found to be the author of other Masonic documents in the 19th century.[6]

Outcome and Legacy

Although the Carbonari never overthrew the Papacy, thanks to the publication of the Permanent Instruction, they managed to gain significant influence in it, before disbanding.

In the 19th century, Pope Pius IX[7] and Pope Leo XIII both asked for it to be published. It was first published by Jacques Crétineau-Joly in his book L'Église romaine en face de la Révolution in 1859. It was popularised in the English speaking world by Monsignor George F. Dillon in 1885 with his book the War of Anti-Christ with the Church and Christian Civilization.[8]

It is widely spread by many traditionalist Catholics, because it accurately describes the situation of heretics in the church, and in the post-Vatican II era.[9]

Alta Vendita is mentioned in The Prague Cemetery, the novel by Umberto Eco, as well as being the subject of a scholarly paper by John Vennari in the Catholic Family News, which outlined the content of the Instruction.[10]

See also

References
  1. "At the head was the alta vendita, to which deputies were chosen from the other vendite." Catholic Encyclopedia: Carbonari
  2. Dillon, George F. (1885). "War of Antichrist with the Church and Christian Civilization: Lectures Delivered in Edinburgh in October 1884".
  3. Vennari, John (1999). The Permanent Instruction of the ALTA VENDITA - A MASONIC BLUEPRINT FOR THE SUBVERISON OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. https://fatima.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/BT057-Alta-Vendita-2019-WEB2.pdf: The Fatima Center. p. 1. ISBN 0-89555-644-8.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. "The Permanent Instruction of the Alta Vendita". Aontau. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  5. "Religion - The Alta Vendita". www.brizek.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  6. "Heritage History | War of Anti-Christ with the Church by Rev. G. E. Dillon". www.heritage-history.com. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  7. "This little booklet reprints a collection of papers — reputedly from 1820s Alta Vendita correspondence — published by authority of Pope Pius IX (1846-1878) in 1859." Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon (2004-12-15). "Anti-masonry Frequently Asked Questions:"Q 10. Doesn't the Alta Vendita prove that Freemasonry is anti-Catholic?"". Archived from the original on 16 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-14.
  8. Republished by Denis Fahey in 1950 as Grand Orient Freemasonry Unmasked as the Secret Power Behind Communism
  9. "The post-Vatican II revolution bears all the hallmarks of the fulfilling of the designs of the Permanent Instruction of the Alta Vendita" Freemasonry and the Subversion of the Catholic Church by John Vennari (Traditionalist Catholic)
  10. Vennari, John (1999). The Permanent Instruction of the Alta Vendita: A Masonic Blueprint for the Subversion of the Catholic Church. Tan Books and Publishers, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-89555-644-8.
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