Telesphorus of Cosenza
(or Theophorus, Theolophorus) (d. circa 1388) declares in his writings that he was
born in Cosenza, Italy and lived as a hermit near the site of the
ancient Thebes, basically it was a name assumed by one of the
pseudo-prophets during the time of the Western Schism. As an
pseudonymous author of a Latin work Liber de magnis
tribulationibus, the name was attached to a 1365 production of
the Fraticelli and featured dubious or condemned prophecies from 'Brother John of the Cleft Rock'. The Liber was updated and changed (by 1386) to fit the
situation in the Schism, and all events regarding Emeperor Frederick III and French King Charles VIII proved not to come to pass. The propehcies were refuted by the German theologian Henry of Langenstein, is printed in Pez. "Thesaurus Anecdotorum Noviss," I, II, (Augsburg, 1721-9).
Hence, as the text was
altered to suit the situation of the times and force a prediction, not to mention it did not come to pass in the details described, it
cannot be taken as an authentic commentary or revelation and therefore is not included in the Prophecy Timeline.
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