page_title: Jean de Venette
section_title: The formulation of his beliefs and writings
hierarchical_section_title: Jean de Venette / The formulation of his beliefs and writings
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Beulenpest Karte &#8211; mit Englischem Text Ausbreitung der Beulenpest in Europa zwischen 1347 und 1351 Hinweis: Die Grenzen der Karte zeigen deren heutigen Verlauf, nicht den der späten 1340er Jahre! English: Bubonic Plague Map &#8211; with English text Spreading of the Bubonic Plague in Europe between 1347 and 1351 Note: The borders on the map illustrate present day borders, not those of the late 1340s!
context_page_description: Jean de Venette, or Jean Fillons was a French Carmelite friar, from Venette, Oise, who became the Prior of the Carmelite monastery in the Place Maubert, Paris, and was a Provincial Superior of France from 1341 to 1366. He is the author of L'Histoire des Trois Maries, a long French poem on the legend of the Three Marys, giving his name at the start of the text, and has since 1735 been also regarded as the author of an anonymous Latin chronicle of the period of the Hundred Years War between England and France. In recent decades it has been questioned whether these were in fact the same author, although it seems that both were Carmelites. Other historians see no reason to create an extra author, but recent French publications tend to refer to the "Chronique dite de Jean de Venette". By his own account the chronicler was of peasant origin, and his view of the events of his lifetime has a significantly different perspective from that of other chroniclers.
context_section_description: Venette first and foremost followed the teachings of the Pope.  No matter the person or the circumstances, he did not deviate from his religious beliefs and criticised anyone who was Excommunicate or otherwise not following the teachings of God.  Venette combines his religious belief with astronomical events.  He quotes and agrees with the interpretation of Master Jean de Murs and others made before and during this time.  It is clear that he (as did other monastic chroniclers and monastic astronomers) attribute these signs as a "warning" from God that punishment was coming for man's sinful nature.  In 1340, he speaks of a comet that appeared in that year. This comet is also described by Augustine of Trent who blamed it for an epidemic that was occurring in Italy at the time. Due to his many references in the Chronicle, it is almost certain that de Venette agreed with Augustine. Another comet, still unidentified, was said to appear in August 1348 which Venette himself sees. This comet is referred to by Mike Baillie as "Comet Negra" in his book New Light on the Black Death. Venette also refers to passages from the Book of Revelation to try to understand and explain the chaos in and around him.
caption: The spread of the Black Death (with modern borders). Translation of German map into English Original by de:Benutzer:Roger Zenner.
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