Fama Fraternitatis
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Fama Fraternitatis is an early 17th-century Rosicrucian manifesto that narrates the origins and ideals of a secret brotherhood devoted to esoteric wisdom and spiritual reformation.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fama Fraternitatis canonical | 6 |
| Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross | 1 |
| Confession of the Brotherhood of the Rosy Cross | 1 |
| Fama Fraternitatis R.C. | 1 |
| Fama Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis | 1 |
| Rosicrucian manifestos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4769318 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fama Fraternitatis Context triple: [Rosicrucianism, hasPart, Fama Fraternitatis]
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A.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
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B.
Catholicon
The Catholicon is the large central nave and main Greek Orthodox worship space within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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C.
Divinum Illud Munus
Divinum Illud Munus is an 1897 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that expounds Catholic doctrine on the Holy Spirit and encourages greater devotion to Him in the life of the Church.
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D.
Book of the Vishanti
The Book of the Vishanti is a powerful mystical grimoire in Marvel lore, renowned as one of the greatest sources of white magic and protective spells used by sorcerers like Doctor Strange.
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E.
Lux et Veritas
Lux et Veritas is the Latin motto of Yale University, traditionally translated as “Light and Truth” and symbolizing the pursuit of knowledge and enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fama Fraternitatis Target entity description: Fama Fraternitatis is an early 17th-century Rosicrucian manifesto that narrates the origins and ideals of a secret brotherhood devoted to esoteric wisdom and spiritual reformation.
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A.
De Opificio Dei
De Opificio Dei is an early Christian theological treatise by Lactantius that reflects on the creation of the world and the nature of God through philosophical argument.
-
B.
Catholicon
The Catholicon is the large central nave and main Greek Orthodox worship space within Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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C.
Divinum Illud Munus
Divinum Illud Munus is an 1897 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that expounds Catholic doctrine on the Holy Spirit and encourages greater devotion to Him in the life of the Church.
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D.
Book of the Vishanti
The Book of the Vishanti is a powerful mystical grimoire in Marvel lore, renowned as one of the greatest sources of white magic and protective spells used by sorcerers like Doctor Strange.
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E.
Lux et Veritas
Lux et Veritas is the Latin motto of Yale University, traditionally translated as “Light and Truth” and symbolizing the pursuit of knowledge and enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rosicrucian manifesto
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early modern pamphlet ⓘ esoteric text ⓘ |
| advocates |
pursuit of hidden wisdom
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synthesis of religion and science ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Christian mysticism
ⓘ
Hermeticism ⓘ Rosicrucianism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rosicrucian Order
ⓘ
linked to:
Rosicrucianism
|
| attributedTo | Johann Valentin Andreae ⓘ |
| author | unknown ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Christian Rosenkreutz
ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Rosenkreuz
|
| centuryOfPublication | 17th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfPublication | 1614 ⓘ |
| describes |
founding of the Rosicrucian Brotherhood
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secret activities of the brotherhood ⓘ travels of Christian Rosenkreutz ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
charity
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piety ⓘ secrecy ⓘ service to humanity ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz
ⓘ
Confessio Fraternitatis ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Fama Fraternitatis R.C.
ⓘ
linked to:
Fama Fraternitatis
Fama Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis ⓘ
linked to:
Fama Fraternitatis
|
| hasKeyConcept |
divinely guided reform
ⓘ
hidden fraternity of sages ⓘ invisible college ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Fama Fraternitatis ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early 17th-century religious conflicts
ⓘ
post-Reformation Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
Enlightenment secret societies
ⓘ
European occultism ⓘ early modern esotericism ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
manifesto
ⓘ
utopian reform tract ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | allegorical history ⓘ |
| partOf | Rosicrucian manifestos ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Kassel ⓘ |
| proposes | universal reformation of mankind ⓘ |
| publisher | Wilhelm Wessel ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christian esotericism ⓘ |
| subject |
esoteric wisdom
ⓘ
moral reform ⓘ religious reform ⓘ scientific reform ⓘ secret brotherhood ⓘ spiritual reformation ⓘ |
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Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Fama Fraternitatis
subject linked to:
rosy cross