Dante Alghieri

An Italian author.

The Divine Comedy

Virgil takes Dante on tour of Hell on Good Friday 1300. Beatrice takes Dante from Purgatory to Paradise

Inferno

anteroom for those who did no good or bad, 9 levels: Limbo for unbaptized but blameless. Paulo and Francesca carnal sinners. City of Dis torments of heretics - worst for Brutus, Cassius, and Judas

Purgatorio

Virgil guides Dante up mountain where people are cleansed from sins. Matilda conduct Dante to Eden-like garden where Beatrice takes over as guide.

Paradiso

8 heavens of the planets. ninth heaven Primum Mobile with 9 orders of angels. radiant Empyrean River. St. Bernard replaces Beatrice as guide.