Medieval Europe has produced many mysterious legends. In some literary works and movies, it is a magical world, with fire-breathing dragons and ogres, angels and Satan, black magic and white magic, and well-known rumors of vampires. These legends make the castles and monasteries lined all over Europe look even more mysterious.
In the late 17th century, a famous mysterious event did happen.
At 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning on August 11, 1676, a nun in the Rosario monastery in Sicily woke up in the mist, surprised to find that her face was covered with ink and her hands Holding a letter written with strange symbols. And it was this strange letter that made her famous in one fell swoop, but it also caused great panic among the people, and even the church fell into fear.
The nun and the "Devil's Letter" This nun was named Maria Crucifisa. She was born in 1630. She joined the Italian Catholic Benedictine when she was 15 years old. A very pious believer, but since August 11, 1676, everything has changed.
After she woke up, she found that her room had become messy, and her face was covered with ink. She was holding the mysterious letter in her hand, but she couldn't understand the letter. content. Later, she told others that she was possessed by the devil. She told the people around her her dream, saying that in the dream the devil wanted her to betray God, betray her soul, serve the devil Satan, and let her write a book Credit to contact the devil.
After these remarks came out, everyone in the monastery was terrified, and even the church was alarmed. Later, people discovered other letters written by Sister Maria, but because the words of the letters were too mysterious, no one could understand them.
Under the "Devil's Letter" and Maria's words, everyone believed that this was the letter from the devil, and everyone was very afraid of this letter and Sister Maria. Later this letter was displayed in the monastery in. The church at that time really wanted to understand what was written in the letter.But although the church invited many capable scholars, it was unable to decipher the content of the letter.
The cracking software finally solved the 100-year puzzle. In 2018, a group of researchers at the Ludum Science Center in Sicily used modern code cracking software to convert Latin, ancient Greek runes, Arabic, and Luen In the language input system such as letters, the "Devil's Letter" that has been feared by countless people for more than 300 years was finally solved, and most of the letter was translated. The content of the letter is roughly the discussion of the relationship between man, God, and the Holy Spirit. There are some sentences in the letter: God believes that he can release mortals; God is actually created by people, and this system does not apply to anyone; Perhaps the river Styx (the boundary river that separates the yin and yang in Greek mythology) exists now. However, this is only a part of the letter, and there are some contents that people have not fully interpreted yet, which makes these words seem endless.
Then there was a war of words between the scientific and theological circles. People in the theological circles believed that these letters were the content of the communication between the devil and Maria. The scientific community believes that although these sentences look a bit like letters from the devil, they are a vent to reality.
Researchers later examined some of the life and mental state of Sister Maria before writing these letters, and later concluded that Sister Maria had severe schizophrenia. At that time, the church had a rule that everything about nuns must be completely obeyed by the church. I have no property and cannot get married, and I have to practice every day. According to the records of the monastery, the mental state of Sister Maria at the time was not good. She once said that she could not feel a trace of peace, and often said to others that she was possessed by the devil. And a nun recalled that she often screamed in front of the altar and then passed out.
After linking all these things together, the researchers believe that Sister Maria is under tremendous pressure and mentally abnormal, so she writes these strange symbols unconsciously. As for why what she wrote is so difficult to decipher, it is because she is also considered a genius. During her schizophrenic years, she taught many languages by herself, and finally unconsciously used the characters of these languages in a strange way. of,After re-compiling and re-arranging in a similar way to the code, this ``letter from the devil'' came into being.
Some people even speculated that it was a prank by Sister Maria, who deliberately used strange symbols to tease the church. The truth is no longer known. This incident did cause a great sensation at the time. A copy of the letter written by Sister Maria is still being solemnly displayed in the Cathedral of Agrigento, Italy.
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