The Chronovisor: Vatican’s Time Machine That Allegedly Captured Christ’s Crucifixion

Within the fortified walls of Vatican City, beneath centuries of accumulated secrets and sacred relics, lies perhaps one of the most extraordinary claims of the modern era: a device capable of peering through the veils of time itself. The chronovisor, allegedly invented in the 1950s by a Benedictine monk named Father Pellegrino Ernetti, promised to revolutionize humanity’s understanding of history by capturing three-dimensional holograms of past events. Among its most controversial achievements was reportedly witnessing and recording the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, a claim that sent shockwaves through both scientific and religious communities when it emerged in 1972.

Father Ernetti (1925-1994) was no ordinary clergyman. A distinguished musicologist who held the chair of Prepoliphony at the prestigious Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice, he possessed credentials that lent considerable weight to his extraordinary assertions. His academic background included not only musical scholarship but also advanced degrees in quantum and subatomic physics, making him uniquely positioned to bridge the seemingly incompatible realms of faith and science. When journalist Vincenzo Maddaloni interviewed Ernetti for the Italian periodical La Domenica del Corriere on May 2, 1972, the monk revealed not only the existence of his remarkable device but also a photograph purportedly showing the anguished face of the dying Christ on the cross. The revelation sparked immediate fascination and skepticism in equal measure, launching one of the most enduring and debated mysteries of the twentieth century.