Alta Vendita
1859 document
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The Permanent Instruction of the Alta Vendita (commonly called the Alta Vendita, "high marketplace") is a document originally published in Italian in 1859, claimed by some Catholics to have been produced by the highest lodge[1] of the Italian Carbonari and written by "Piccolo Tigre" ("Little Tiger").
Cover of 1999 book on the Alta Vendita which contains important excerpts of the Permanent Instruction, published by Vennari | |
| Author | Italian Carbonari (allegedly) |
|---|---|
| Genre | Religion, politics |
| Published | 1859; recently 1999 (TAN Books & Publishers) |
| Pages | 43 |
"Piccolo Tigre" is supposedly the pseudonym of a Jewish Freemason (according to George F. Dillon, a proponent of the theory of a Masonic war against Christian civilisation).[2]
Content
The author, who wrote under the pseudonym "Piccolo Tigre" is also claimed to be the author of other 19th century Masonic documents.[3]
Outcome and legacy
Pope Pius IX[4] urged the Alta Vendita to be exposed to public scrutiny. It was first published in Jacques Crétineau-Joly's book L'Église romaine en face de la Révolution in 1859.
The document was popularised in the English speaking world by Monsignor George F. Dillon's 1885 book War of Anti-Christ with the Church and Christian Civilization.[5]
Alta Vendita was analyzed in a monograph by John Vennari.[6]