In a foreword to his novel Angels and Demons (German: "Illuminati") claimed the American Trivialromancier Dan Brown, the description of the locations corresponded exactly to the local conditions. Since then, run some of his readers through Rome in search of vistas, which open up do not go away. The author said in the same place, the Illuminati have really existed. This is true, but of course, Galileo and Bernini were not, as we read at Brown, to the members of the secret society formed until 1776.
was also the founder, the young Ingolstädter Professor Adam Weishaupt (1748-1830) not measured, so it with the Catholic Church as a whole take. His suspicion was, like his barely disguised admiration primarily the Jesuits, the order was officially lifted though, who held a diocesan priest but still important positions, including at the Bavarian State University.
were in the bi-denominational imperial city of Augsburg, the Jesuit College of St. Salvator operate unabated. From here reported Weishaupt's pupil Franz Xaver Zwackh in December 1778 of a "conversation with the Abbate Marotti in regard to the M [aurerey], which tells me that the whole secret, which is based on the old religion and Church history, all high grade except those of the Scots I mitgetheilet added. The Superior General, was very pleased with this "important discovery" and suggested: "Use this situation as much as possible."
Weishaupt himself was on 2 was in February 1777 in Munich since 1775, the existing Lodge "to caution" and taken since promoted to journeyman. His knowledge of Freemasonry was so much beyond the basics, especially since he could not as foreign to attend regular meetings, the Munich Masonic lodges. Marottis valuable information enabled the development and implementation of the first illuminating monetary policy strategy, the existing Masonic networks to spread their own organization to use. Zwackh way, it could transform the second Munich lodge, "St. Theodore of Good Counsel ", in a base of operations, the contacts could be established from as far as Berlin and Warsaw.
had gained Which way Weishaupt first in-depth knowledge of the rituals of Freemasonry, has already appeared in 1787, as printed on the Electoral Code found at the house searches "original documents" of the Illuminati in two volumes. But not even the French Exjesuit Augustin de Barruel, the histoire much of his Mémoires pour servir counterrevolutionary à l'du jacobinisme (1797/98) the machinations devoted to the Illuminati, the question of the identity of that Italian priest.
Here the trail leads straight to Rome. Marotti Giuseppe (1741-1804), Jesuit since 1758, counted at the Roman College to the students of the Dalmatian poet Rajmund Kunic (Raimondo Cunich, 1719-1794), his epigrams, he must return later. After dissolution in 1773, he became a professor here as a teacher of rhetoric and Greek and published translations and biographies. When Pope Pius VI. was forced in 1798 by French troops to leave Rome, Marotti was among the small band of his followers, turns him into Tuscany, then to French exile, attended. In his last years he also served as the successor, Pope Pius VII, while still a private secretary.
Unfortunately over Marottis stay in Augsburg do not know more. What was the purpose of his visit? He returned probably already 1782 in the wake of traveling to Vienna Pius VI. back? He remained with the Augsburg Exjesuiten related to their magazine became criticism of certain critics, reviewers, and Brochürenmacher of 1787 to become a leading organ of the Catholic Counter-Enlightenment?
darkness remains for the present and what was Marottis founded interpretation of Freemasonry. After his death, called Marziale Reghellini (1766-1853) in an attempt on the Esprit du Dogme de la Franche-maçonnerie (1825) is surprisingly on Marotti, of the Masonic "Dogma" was derived from the true teachings of Jesus and the early Christian communities.
Similar ideas can also be detected in tables illuminating texts. In Rome, however, could be ready to gain these ideas apparently nothing, even if they want to go back to a papal private secretary: Reghellinis book was set in 1839 on the index.
(FAZ, 6 5th 2009)
