SISTER ROSE COLOMBA ASDENTE (ASDENTI) OF TAGGIA (1770 - 1847)
I discovered she was a
countess, daughter of the counts of Luceramo, but then obviously gave up her
title and was cloistered in the convent of Dominican sister St.
Catherine of Siena in Taggia . She is listed on a Domenican Resource
website as a mystic present during a time of 'renewal' of the order
during the pontificate of Leo XIII. (Source,
click here)
I have not found any
condemnation of her or her writings, so I have included her prophecy
in the Timeline. Information / biography concerning Sr. Rose Colomba
of Taggia is taken from “The Christian Trumpet”.
Sister Rose Colomba was a
religious of eminent sanctity and of the most profound humility.
During the long course of her religious life she knew so well how to
conceal her solid virtues under the veil of a holy and childish
simplicity, that nothing extraordinary was by her allowed to
transpire before the eyes of her religious community. All knew her
exactitude in the fulfilment of all her religious duties, her spirit
of prayer, her tears, her mortifications. But as she purposely
accompanied many of these pious actions with some oddities, not much
account was taken of them, and she was often the subject of innocent
amusement to the community. The unexpected literal realisation of
many of her prophetical predictions attracted at last the more
serious attention of her religious sisters, and her fame for sanctity
spread far outside of her monastery.
In speaking of her
decease, Sister Rose used to say that, before her death, her body
should be reduced to the last stage of consumption, and become almost
transparent and like a skeleton, and that she should die on a Friday
within the octave of Corpus Christi, whilst the Dominican Fathers
were engaged in making the procession of the Most Holy Sacrament. All
this has been literally verified. She died June 6, 1847.
By order of the Bishop of
the diocese of Ventimiglia, near Nice, Monseigneur Dealbertis, a
collection of the prophetical predictions of Sister Rose Colomba was
made, both during the last years of her life and after her death, by
duly sworn witnesses, which were, and are at present, carefully kept
in the episcopal archives, from which the following extracts have
been faithfully copied, in the month of
February, 1850.
The translator and
compiler of these pages having, in 1856, heard some of these
predictions, wrote for further information to the Very Reverend
Provost of Taggia, Don Stefano Semeria, the learned, pious, and
prudent parish priest, well known to the translator, and received
from him a copy of these prophecies, which agree in substance with
those published by the Italian author. (…)
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Her prophecies as printed
in the “Christian Trumpet” (1878):
She predicted many events
that came true: thes are the prophecies yet to be fulfilled:
She began with an
'antichrist' or precursor antichrist who would set himself forth as a
redemer and upturn Italy, this was believed to be Garabaldi who set
himself up as the 'Redeemer of Italy' and was welcomed with
blasphenous titles, (the Italian reunification was stared by the
Carbonari, a secret society influenced by the Freemasons and he
Bavarian Illuminati that fomented the French Revolution), then, her
prophecies jump to the wars of carnage in the future:
A persecutor, whom she
used to qualify as Antichrist, shall come forth ; he is already born;
he will call himself the redeemer. Many sectaries will be united with
him, who will persecute the Church with false doctrines and with
violence, and their malice shall be so superfine that they shall
succeed with their craftiness and hypocrisy to deceive many
well-disposed Catholics.
(Note from the author of
the 'Christian Trumpet': Here Sister Rose evidently describes the
wretched Joseph Garibaldi, who, in many cities of Italy as well as
elsewhere, was saluted by his partisans and blind admirers with the
blasphemous title of Redeemer of Italy, Messiah, Christ, and God. In
their impiety these wicked men went so far as to apply to him the
four sacred initials of Jesus crucified, I N. R. I. interpreting them
in this abominable manner, Joseph of Nice , Redeemer of Italy. Yet
this antichristian monster has many admirers in America.)
The next prophecies: Not
only religious communities, but also good lay Catholics, shall have
their property confiscated. Many of the nobility shall be cast into
prison. A lawless democratic spirit of disorder shall reign supreme
throughout all Europe. There will be a general overthrow. Sister
Rose spoke of this general war in very energetic expressions. She
used to say that there shall be great confusion of people against
people, and nations against nations, with clashing of arms and
beating of drums.
The Russians and
Prussians (i.e now Germany) shall come to make war in Italy. They
shall profane many churches, and turn them into stables for their
horses.
Some bishops, Sister Rose
said, shall fall from the faith, but many more will remain steadfast,
and
shall suffer much for the
Church.
England shall return to
the Catholic faith.
Speaking of her native
town of Taggia, she said that during the persecution not all the
religious shall
persevere, and that those
who will remain faithful shall be crucified on a certain mound in the
grounds of the Monastery called Mount Olivet, together with other
persons who will take refuge in that place. During these terrible
trials the faithful will be greatly encouraged by pious and learned
priests, especially of the Order of St. Dominic.
She also foretold that
the new chapel attached to the Monastery should be profaned and
turned into a stable for horses. This church was just then being
built; but Sister Rose Colomba always tried to prevent it; she
refused to give her vote for the building of it. She assured the
nuns that she should never hear mass in it. In fact, she died a few
days before the new chapel was blessed.
Whilst shedding many
tears, she often repeated that many sins were overflooding the earth,
and many terrible calamities were impending over Italy; that for this
cause she could not be cheerful and pleasant, and that if her
religious sisters could penetrate all that she knew, they also should
feel very sad.
Several persons, worthy
of confidence and well informed with the predictions of this
venerable servant of God, affirm that they heard her often repeating,
with evident anguish of mind, that priests and religious persons,
during the often-mentioned religious persecution, were to be
butchered like cattle in the shambles, and that the earth, especially
in Italy, was to be watered with their blood. These were, positively,
her own words.
As it has been mentioned
above, this servant of God foretold that the persecution in Italy was
to begin by the suppression of the Jesuits; but, she added, they
shall be called back again; then a third time they were to be
suppressed and never more be revived.
During a frightful storm
against the Church, all religious orders were to be abolished except
two, namely, the Capuchins and the Dominicans, together with the
Hospitaliers, who shall receive the pious
pilgrims, who, in great numbers, shall go to visit and venerate the
many martyrs in Italy, killed during the impending persecution.
(NOTE:she saw the Hospitalers, i.e. the Knights of Malta, i.e a Crusader order - could it be possible she also saw the Crucifieri?
They will be the last and greatest order of the Church, but they will be
a militant order like the Crusaders of old according to St. Francis of
Paola's prophecies)
Lastly, Sister Rose
Colomba foretold that Austria, Russia, and Prussia were to be allied
together in order to fight and subdue the rebels (Red Republicans,
Communists, Garibaldians, Carbonari, Freemasons), and that Prussia
(more likely Russia) shall be converted to the Catholic faith. ....
We have, upon the subject
of these predictions, interrogated in person a venerable old
religious of the Order of St. Dominic, who, during many years, had
occasion to converse with Sister Rose Colomba, and he solemnly
assured us to have numberless times heard from the mouth of this holy
sister all the predictions mentioned in this chapter, though not in
the same order; because she expressed them according to
circumstances, without any intention or attempt on her side to
arrange
them in any particular
order. (…)
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Sister Rose's prediction
of the a precursor antichrist in “The Reign of Antichrist” by
Rev. Culleton, (TAN, 1974)
"A great enemy of
the Church, a precursor of Antichrist, will take the title of
Saviour. Heretics will join this precursor of Antichrist and
persecute the true Church of Christ. Their cunning will be great, so
great in fact that they will be able to draw many righteous men to
their side. The Bishops in general will remain faithful, but all
will, on account of their courage and faithfulness to the Church,
suffer much, yet many Protestants will console the children of God by
their conversion to the Catholic Church. Immediately preceding
Antichrist there will be starvation and earthquakes."
(NOTE: some people believed this
could have been Garibaldi, but this could also point to the persecution
before the coming of the Great Monarch, other mystics have predicted
a precursor antichrist that will come before his arrival. The times
will resemble the time of the real Antichrist, who will come after
the Age of Peace).
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“The Future Destines of
States and Nations” (1864) notes she predicted that when the wars
in Italy break out:
The Supreme Pontiff will
be stripped of temporal dominion, and called only Bishop of Rome.
This will take place in Italy, where there will be many marches
during a very bloody war on religion. (…)
"The Russians will
be admonished by the Pontiff and will become more human towards the
Catholics; and that in the end the Turks will come to faith.”
“Not only the
religious, but also the good secular people will have their goods
confiscated; that many nobles will be imprisoned, and will dominate a
spirit of democratic turn; there will be great upheaval in Europe,
and peace will not return until the white flower is returned, that
is, the lily of the descendants of St. Louis on the throne of France,
which will happen. The Church purged in persecutions, will rise again
more beautiful. The faithful will be reduced in number, but they
will be more fervent than before.”
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Sister Rose Colomba's
prophecies published by Rev. Culleton in the “Prophets and Our
Times” (TAN, 1941)
"A great revolution
will spread over all of Europe and peace will not be restored until
the white flower, the lily has taken possession of the throne of
France. (Great Catholic Monarch of France) Not only religious
communities, but also good lay Catholics, shall have their property
confiscated. Many of the nobility shall be cast into prison. A
lawless democratic spirit of disorder shall reign supreme throughout
all Europe. There will be a general overthrow.
''There shall be great
confusion of people against people, and nations against nations, with
clashing of arms and beating of drums. The Russians and Prussians
shall come to make war in Italy. They shall profane many churches,
and turn them into stables for their horses. Some bishops shall fall
from the faith, but many more will remain steadfast and suffer much
for the Church.
"Many terrible
calamities impend over Italy. Priests and religious shall be
butchered and the earth, especially in Italy, shall be watered with
their blood.
"The persecution in
Italy is to begin by the suppression of the Jesuits; they shall be
called back again; then a third time they will be suppressed and
never more be revived.
"During a frightful
storm against the Church, all religious orders will be abolished
except two, namely, the Capuchins and the Dominicans, together with
the Hospitaliers, who shall receive the pious pilgrims, who, in great
numbers, shall go to visit and venerate the many martyrs in Italy,
killed during the impending persecution."
(NOTE: Rev. Culleton says
she also foretold the Three Days Darkness and that England would
return to the Unity of faith, but unfortunately didn't give the texts
for those prophecies.)
