It would appear to be essential to provide some sort of linear timeline that provides some insight into the chronology of the Rosicrucian movement. The following is simply a guide for reference to compare important events, persons, and legendary aspects of the manifestos to assist in looking at how these things relate in chronological order. Clearly not all of these directly relate to the composition of the manifestos, but some are extraordinary events that appeal to the European mindset that a new age was dawning.
While the Fama only refers to Frater/Father C.R. and the Confessio refers to him as Father Christian. Only The Chemical Wedding refers to him as Christian Rosenkreuz. However, it should be obvious that the names in the Fama and Confessio intend Christian Rosenkreuz. Thus, he will be referred to as Christian Rosenkreuz here.
Items in red designate events that occur in the legend of Christian Rosenkreuz. Items in blue designate events concerning the manifestos themselves.
TIMELINE:
1135 Joachim of Fiore is born.
1202 (March 30) Joachim of Fiore dies.
1260 Joachim of Fiore's concept of the Age of the Holy Spirit to begin.
1378 Christian Rosenkreuz is born [CF].
1383 Rosenkreuz goes to live at a monastery, age 5 [FF].
c. 1393 Rosenkreuz travels to Damascus on the way to Jerusalem.
1394 Rosenkreuz travels to Damcar, age 16 [FF].
Translates Book M. into Latin.
1397 Rosenkreuz travels to Egypt, age 19 ["three years," FF].
c. 1397 Rosenkreuz travels to Fez ["short time," FF].
c. 1399 Rosenkreuz travels to Spain, approx. age 20 ["two years," FF].
c. 1400 Rosenkreuz returns to Germany.
c. 1404 Rosenkreuz builds his Temple of the Holy Spirit and writes, age 25 ["five years," FF].
Brings three monks from his former monastery into his close circle.
1484 Rosenkreuz dies at the age 106 [CF], and is sealed in his tomb.
Writings of Paracelsus are sealed in the tomb, nine years before Paracelsus is born.
1493 Paracelsus is born.
(February 15) Christopher Columbus issues a letter of his voyage to the Americas.
1517 (October 31) Martin Luther issues his ninety-five theses.
Effective start of the Protestant Reformation.
1522 (September 6) Survivors of Magellan's expedition successfully circumnavigate the globe.
1541 (September 24) Paracelsus dies.
1543 (March 6) Simon Studion is born, who would have correspondences with Tobias Hess.
1561 (January 22) Francis Bacon is born.
1577 Christopher Besold is born.
1586 (January 31) Tobias Hess is born.
(August 17) Johannes Valentinus Andraea is born.
1602 Comet appears in the constellation of Cygnus (Swan).
1603 (December 17) Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in Pisces.
1604 Tomb of Rosenkreuz is opened after 120 years [FF].
(October 8-9) Supernova appears in the constellation of Serpens.
Simon Studion publishes Noametria, a revision to Joachim of Fiore's ages.
Andraea studies theology and natural sciences in Tubingen, Germany.
1605 Simon Studion dies.
Andraea composes The Chemical Wedding.
1610 Earliest reference to the Fama being circulated, mentioned by Adam Haslmayr.
The Fama was likely being circulated in handwritten pamphlets in Tubingen by Hess.
Andraea travels throughout Europe until 1612.
1612 Haslmayr publishes his Answer to the Brotherhood of Theosophers of Rosenkreuz.
Haslmayr arrested and enslaved by the Inquisition for his reply to the Fama.
1614 German publication of the Fama Fraternitatis.
Tobias Hess dies.
1615 Latin publication of the Confessio Fraternitatis.
1616 German publication of The Chemical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreuz.
1618 Thirty Years War begins.
1626 (April 9) Francis Bacon dies.
1638 (September 15) Christopher Besold dies.
1646 Andraea joins the Fruitbearing Society, a German secret society.
1648 Thirty Years War ends.
1652 Thomas Vaughan (alias Eugenius Philalethes) publishes English translation of Fama.
1654 (June 27) Johannes Valentius Andraea dies.
Abbreviations:
CF - Confessio Fraternitatis
FF - Fama Fraternitatis
This timeline is subjected to be updated with other events, persons, and aspects as necessary as my research progresses further.
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