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Prophecies Of St Malachy Prophecy of the Popes The so-called Prophecies of St Malachy are a list purporting to foretell the future of the Papacy - and its eventual demise. The first record of the list's existence is in 1595, and some have speculated that it was created by Nostradamus and credited to the saint for which it is named so that he would not be blamed for suggesting that the Papacy would eventually come to an end. The St Malachy prophecy lists 112 pontiffs. These popes are not named, but instead identified by brief, cryptic descriptions which have been associated by later commentators with particular personal or historical characteristics applying to each reign. According to most modern interpretations of the prophecies, Pope John Paul II was the 110th, or third last Pope before the end of the Papacy. His reign is described simply as "De labore Solis" (of the eclipse of the sun) - and indeed Karol Wojtyla was born on 18 May, 1920, during a solar eclipse. His successor is described as "Gloria olivae", which some speculate may refer to a non-caucasian pope, and following him the list concludes with the following prediction concerning the 112th and supposedly final Pope: In psecutione extrema S.R.E. sedebit Petrus Romanus, qui pascet oues in multis tribulationibus, quibus transactis ciuitas septicollis diruetur, & Iudex tremdus iudicabit populum suum. Finis. This translates as: In extreme persecution, the seat of the Holy Roman Church will be occupied by Peter the Roman, who will feed (lead) the sheep through many tribulations, at the term of which the city of seven hills will be destroyed, and the formidable Judge will judge his people. The End.
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