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The prophecy of saint Malachie or prophecy of the popes is a mysterious text, which one sometimes allots to Saint Malachie, and which would have been discovered towards 1590. This document of 5 pages was published for the first time in 1595, in a work of a monk Benedictine of Venice, Arnold de Wyon.

This text esoteric is not taken with serious by the majority of the researchers and is not used in the Church, at least officially because it remakes surface at the time of each conclave. It would be difficult to imagine that the successor of Benoit XVI is the last pope. The “pope after the last pope” would make automatically null and void prophecy.

Actually, this kind of prophecy belongs to the current of the protesting Dispensationalisme, which is a form of Prémillénialisme. The Church rejects the premillenialism and teaches the amilleniallism.

Origin of the text

Arnold de Wyon made publish in 1595 a bulky work, entitled “Lignum vitae, Ornamentum and disappointed Ecclesiae”, of which one of the passages, named “Prophetia S. Malachiae, Archiepiscopi, of Summis Pontificibus”, is the prophecy of the popes. This passage of the text was subjected to the comments of Alphonse Ciaconi, specialist in the life of the popes and the heraldic ecclesiastic.

Ange Manrique, which had papers of Malachie after the death of this last, affirms that it did not find any trace of prophecy. In addition, Jean de Salisbury and Pierre Worthy the worked on the work of Malachie and do not evoke any prophecy. Holy Bernard, contemporary and friend of Malachie, published the biography of this last little time after its death, without never evoking alleged prophecies which it would have écrites.
Lastly, the text lets show through of alchemical and cabalistic knowledge that Malachie did not have.

The detractors put forward the fact that the errors on certain currencies of popes having reigned before 1595 are found in the texts of this time, which lets suppose that the “ prophecies ” concerning the period prior to 1595 would be a apocryphal book 16th century. They earlier take in particular the example of a made error about fifty years by Panvinio, professor of theology, which affirmed that the pope Eugene IV belonged to the order of Célestins. According to them this bad information is found in the currency which is allotted to him: “ Lupa Caelestina ” (Celestine She-wolf), whereas this pope was Augustinien. Actually the word " caelestina" must be interpreted in the direction of " céleste".

Some suppose that these prophecies would have been written for the conclave of 1590 in order to influence the result of it. The same ones do not reflect on the fact that the supposed cardinal to profit from the operation was not elected. Others claim that prophecies would have been written by Nostradamus, celebrates it astrologer. This last assertion is very criticized; one reproaches him his lack of serious base.

Former form of the prophecy known as of the popes

On the other hand, it is not impossible that the text of Wyon can be designed with an aim electoralist because it should be known that before even the appearance of his own text, of the " roues" with enigmatic engravings and currencies circulated which were used to influence several conclaves. One will find of it description in a work of Roger Duguet (Abbot Paul Boulin) entitled Around the Tiara , appeared at Sorlot. This work shows remainder at which point this pure " propagande" could continue enfiévrer the spirits at the time of the last world war.

Structure of the text

It is a list in Latin which enumerates 111 currencies, allotted to the Pape S successors of Célestin II (1143-1144) and applicant to announce the End of the world, this one arriving with the last pope annoncé.
For each pope, a Latin currency is given which caused prophetic interpretations. According to the date on which this document was compiled, the difficulty of the taking into account or not of the antipapes arises. The enumeration of the currencies ends in a text:

“In persecutione extrema romanae ecclesiae sedebit Petrus Romanus, which pascet oves in multis tribulationibus; quibus transactis, civitas septis parcel diruetur, and Judex tremendus judicabit populum suum. Amen”

"Pierre the Romain will have his seat in the ultimate persecution of the Holy Roman church, him who will make feed his ewes at the time of his many tribulations, after which, the city with the seven hills will be destroyed and the frightening Judge will proclaim it with his peuple."

Whose interpretation is discussed, to last pope “Pierre the Romain” during the reign of which Rome and Christendom announces would be destroyed, or announces of a new prophet?

The function of prophecy would stick obviously to the popes after 1595 whose currency would correspond more or less to a character of their pontificate or their life. The 78e currency, which would correspond to the pope Leon XI elected in 1605, thus starts the prophetic part of the document. The 110e pope of the list would correspond to the pope Jean-Paul II and the currency is “De Labore Solis” (work of the sun) what was interpreted in several ways:

This pope is originating in one country in the East of Rome, where the sun rises.
Under its pontificate thawed out the situation of the Soviet block, as well as the " war froide" , like snows with the sun.
It was born the May 18th 1920, day of eclipse partial of sun, and buried the April 8th 2005, day of a annular-total sun eclipse.
It traversed all planet, by making the turn in an untiring way, like the sun.

The election of Benoît XVI to which the list would allot the 111e currency “Gloria Oliviae” (of the glory of the olive-tree) would be also the last stage before the “end of the world” or the arrival of a new prophet.

Examples of currencies

The interpretation of the currencies is variable according to the sources and more or less relevant. Following the example prophecies of Nostradamus, it is possible to find, in the life of a person, a fact making it possible to give a significance to the currency. Some currencies however were the subject of a disconcerting interpretation because they apply to the aspect most prominent of the pontificate to which they correspond. This objective report is of nature to make doubt character apocryphal book of prophecy and consequently to question themselves on its accuracy.

1. Ex Castro Tiberis (of the castle of the Tiber) Célestin II (1143-1144). It was born with Città di Castello, in the past called Tiphernum (even root that for the word the Tiber ).
2. Inimicius expulsus (the enemy drives out) Lucius II (1144-1145). It is driven out of Rome by the Roman senate.
3. Ex magnitudine montis (resulting from Montemagno) Eugene III (1145-1153). It was born in Montemagno, close to Asti.
4. Abbas suburranus (the abbot of Suburre) Anastase IV (1153-1154). It was born in Rome in the district from the Suburra .
5. Of rure albo (of a white campaign) Adrien IV (1154-1159). This pope of English origin is the son of a peasant and was born in a farm depending on the Saint-Albans church. Before being pope, he was also a bishop of Alba.
6. Ex tetro carcere (of a horrible prison) Victor IV, antipape (1159-1164). Supported by the emperor Frederic Ier, it made throw in prison the true pope Alexandre III.
7. Via Transtiberina (the way beyond the Tiber) Pascal III, antipape (1164-1168). He was cardinal of Sainte-Marie to the Transtevere (the Tiber says Tevere in Italian).
8. De Pannonia Tusciae (of Hungary in Tuscany) Calixte III, antipape (1170-1177). This antipape, originating in Pannonia (old name of Hungary), was opposed to the pope Alexandre III, was been born in Tuscany.
9. Ex ansere custode (thanks to protective goose) Alexandre III (1159-1181). With the image of the Oies of Capitole which saved Rome of Gallic, Alexandre III ends up beating the emperor Frederic Ier had who it had fought during 18 years and which opposed three to him antipapes.
10. Lux in ostio (the light with the mouth) Lucius III (1181-1185). It was born in Lucques ( Luca in Latin) and was bishop of Ostie, port located at the mouth of the Tiber ( ostium in Latin).
11. Known in cribro (the pig against a screen) Urbain III (1185-1187). Resulting from the family of Crivelli ( crivellum is the diminutive of cribrum , screen), it must fight against the emperor Frederic Ier (the pig) who again revolted against the Temporal power of the pope.
12. Ensis Laurentii (the sword of Laurent) Gregoire VIII (1187). This pope had been cardinal with the car of the St. Lawrence. Its blazon comprises two swords in saltires. Lastly, it exhorts Christendom to take again the sword against Saladin which has just taken again Jerusalem.
13. De Schola exiet (it will result from Schola) Clément III (1187-1191). Of its true name, Paolo Scolari.
14. Of rure bovensi (of the countryside of the Sore) Célestin III (1191-1198). Resulting from the family of the Sore-Orsini, it was born in the Roman countryside.
15. Comes signatus (the count de Segni) Innocent III (1198-1216). This pope east belongs to the family of the counts de Segni.
16. Canonicus ex latere (Canon conforms to Lateran) Honorius III (1216-1227). This former canon of Holy-Marie-Major continued the work initiated by his predecessor with the council of Lateran.
17. Opinion ostiensis (the bird of Ostie) Gregoire IX (1227-1241). Nephew of the Innocent pope III, this bishop of Ostie carried an eagle on his blazon.
18. Leo Sabinus (the lion sabin) Célestin IV (1241). Cardinal-priest of the title of Saint-Marc ( the lion of Saint-Marc ) then bishop of the province of Sabine, it is resulting from the family of Castiglione whose weapons carry a lion.
19. Comes Laurentius (the count of the St. Lawrence) Innocent IV (1243-1254). Resulting from the family of the counts de Lavagna, he is cardinal-priest of the St. Lawrence in Lucina.
20. Signul Ostiense (Segni d' Ostie) Alexandre IV (1254-1261). Nephew of the pope Gregoire IX, it is resulting from the family of the counts de Segni and will be bishop of Ostie.
21. Jerusalem Campaniae (Jerusalem de Champagne) Urbain IV (1261-1264). This French pope was born in Champagne Troyes and was patriarch of Jerusalem.
22. Draco depressus (the ruined dragon) Clement IV (1265-1268). The pope, helped by Charles of Anjou, is supported by the party guelfe in his fight against the emperor Manfred. The weapons of Guelfes carry an eagle pressing of its greenhouses a dragon. Charles of Anjou will beat Manfred (the dragon).
23. Anguineus to vir (the man with the snake) Gregoire X (1271-1276). Charles of Anjou, new king de Sicile, appearing a cruel and ambitious man (the snake), Gregoire X is constrained to reverse its alliances and to support the aprti gibelin.
24. Concionator Gallus (the preacher of France) Innocent V (1276). It occupied the pulpit of theology in Paris to replace Saint Thomas d' Aquin.
25. No-claims bonus comes (the good count) Adrien V (1276). Nephew from Innocent IV, it is resulting from the family of the counts de Lavagna.
26. Piscator Tuscus (the sinner Tuscan) Jean XXI (1276-1277). The first name of this pope was Pierre (Saint Pierre was sinning). He was bishop of Tusculum.
27. Rosa composita (the pink in good order) Nicolas III (1277-1280). The weapons of this pope carry a pink.
28. Ex telonio liliacei Martini (of the office of the tax collector of Martin of the lilies) Martin IV (1281-1285). Before being elected pope, he was a treasurer of the church Saint Martin's day de Tours then papal legate in France (country of the lilies).
29. Ex rosa leonina (of the pink of the lion) Honorius IV (1285-1287). Its weapons carry two lions and a pink.
30. Picus inter escas (of Ascoli Piceno) Nicolas IV (1288-1292). It was born in Ascoli-Piceno.
31. Ex eremo celsus (high starting from loneliness) Célestin V (1294). He lived like a hermit in the loneliness of the the Abruzzi. Elected official pope, it resigned at the end of a few months to turn over to his life of hermit.
32. Ex undarum benedictione (of Benoit of the waves) Boniface VIII (1294-1303). The weapons of this pope, named Benedetto Caetani, carry two bands heavy showers of azure. In 1300, it instituted the Jubilé century which saw floods of pilgrims going to Rome to receive the papal blessing.
33. Concionator Patareus (the preacher of Patara) Benoit XI (1303-1304). Belonging to the order of the preaching friars, this pope prénommait Niccolo (Saint Nicolas was originating in Patara in Lycie).
34. Of fasciis Aquitanicis (of the fasces of Aquitaine) Clement V (1305-1314). It resulted from a noble family of Gascogne whose weapons were " of gold with three fasces of gueules".
35. Of sutore osseo (of the shoe-maker of OSI) Jean XXII (1316-1334). Jacques Duèze (or of OSI) was the son of a shoe-maker of Cahors.
36. Corvus schismaticus (the schismatic corbel) Nicolas V, antipape (1328-1330). It was born in the village from Corberia and its election causes a Schisme in Christendom.
37. Frigidus abbas (the cold abbot) Benoit XII (1334-1342). He was abbot of Fontfroide in the diocese of Narbonne.
38. Ex rosa Atrebatensi (of the pink of Arras) Clement VI (1342-1352). He was bishop of Arras, capital of Artois (populated by the Atrébates at the time Roman), and its blazon carried six pinks.
39. Of montibus Pammachii (the fighter of the mounts) Innocent VI (1352-1362). It was born in Mont in the Limousin and was bishop of Clermont. He was also bishop of Ostie where a certain Pammaque Saint founded an old people's home.
40. Gallus videcomes (the French aristocrat) Urbain V (1362-1370). This pope of French origin came from the family of the barons de Grisac.
41. Novus of virgine forti (extremely of new Sainte-Marie) Gregoire XI (1370-1378). Of his true name, Pierre-Roger of Beaufort, it was named cardinal under Santa-Maria-Nuova.
42. Of cruce aspotolica (of the cross of the apostles) Clement VII, antipape (1378-1394). The graphics of its weapons draws a cross and it was named cardinal under the twelve apostles.
43. Luna Cosmedina (the moon of Cosmedin) Benoit XIII antipape (1394-1424). Of her true name, Pedro de Luna, it was named cardinal under Sainte-Marie in Cosmedin .
44. Schisma Barcinonum (the schism of Barcelona) Clement VIII, antipape (1424-1429). Originating in Barcelona, it was like all the antipapes at the origin of a schism in Christendom.
45. Of inferno Praegnanti (of the hell of Pregnani) Urbain VI (1378-1389). From its true name, Bartolomeo Prignano, it was born in a suburb of Naples called Inferno .
46. Cubus of mixtione (a cube out of its element) Boniface IX (1389-1404). When he was elected pope, the antipape Clement VII, this " reigned; cube" (stone) on which the Church rests and which had been put out of its element by causing the Great Schism of Occident.
47. Of meliore strikes (star of Melior) Innocent VII (1404-1406). It belongs to the Migliorati family whose blazons always carry a star (star or comet).
48. Nauta of Laying-Nigro (the nautonnier of Négrepont) Gregoire XII (1406-1415). It was born with Venice, city where one moves in boat, and was bishop of Chalcidique (on which Négrepont depended).
49. Flagellum solis (the plague of the sun) Alexandre V, antipape (1409-1410). Its blazon carries a sun.
50. Cervus sirenae (the stag of Naples) Jean XXIII, antipape (1410-1419). This pope was born with Naples (in the past called Parthénope, name of a siren whose body was found at the place where one founded the city). He was cardinal of Saint-Eustace (Saint Eustace converts with Christianity after having seen a cross in the middle of the horns of a stag).
51. Corona veli aurei (the crown of the gold veil) Martin V (1417-1431). Oddo Colonna. Of the Colonna family, cardinal-deacon of St Georges to the gold veil (the weapons of Colonna represented a crown).
52. Lupa coelestina (the she-wolf célestine) Eugene IV (1431-1447). Hermit of Saint Augustin, Gabriel Condulmer. Venetian, initially chamoine regular célestin and bishop of His (the weapons of this city represented a she-wolf).
53. Amator crucis (the lover of the cross) Felix V, antipape (1439- April 1449). Duke Amédée VIII of Savoy. Who was called Amédée (Amadeus, like-god) duke of Savoy, whose weapons represented a cross.
54. Of modicitate Lunae (the small moon). Nicolas V (March 6th, 1447 - 1455). Tommaso Parentucell. Of Lunégiane de Sarzane, born modest parents.
55. Boss pascens (the feeding ox) Calixte III (1455-1458). Alonzo de Borgia. Spaniard, whose weapons represented a feeding ox.
56. Of will capra and albergo (the goat and the inn) Pie II (1458-1464). Enée Piccolomini. Sienan, which was secretary of the cardinals Capranica ( will capra means goat) and Albergati ( alberga means inn).
57. Of cervo and leone (the stag and the lion) Paul II (1464-1471). Pietro Barbo, cardinal of Saint-Marc and appointed bishop of Cervia. Venetian, which was commendataire church of Cervie and cardinal of the title of St Marc (of which the symbol is a lion). It had a lion in its weapons).

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94. Rosa Umbriae (the Rose of Ombrie) Clement XIII (1758-1769). He was governor of Rieti, city of the known Ombrie for the pinks which scent it.
95. Visus velox (piercing sight) (and not Ursus velox (the swift bear) as give it by error the majority of the sources) Clément XIV (1769-1774). The paternal house of this pope had like teaches a bear with the race. The “modified” currency falls here well better than original… the
96. Peregrinus apostolicus (the apostolic traveller) Black and white VI (1775-1799). This pope made two voyages abroad, it was the first time, since centuries, that a pope left Italy.
97. Aquila rapax (the eagle raptor or the eagle kidnapper) Black and white VII (1800-1823). He was imprisoned with Savone then with Fontainebleau by Napoleon i, on June 19th, 1812, the eagle raptor , which sequestered it and obliged it to sign the Concordat on January 25th, 1813.
98. Canis and Coluber (the dog and the grass snake) Leon XII (1823-1829). This pontificate is marked by the efflorescence of the secret societies, characterized by cynicism and treachery.
99. Vir religiosus (the religious man) Black and white VIII (1829-1830). This very short pontificate is announced by only one encyclical, and it tackles the errors and the modern indifference as regards religion.
100. Of balneis Etruriae (De Balnes in Etrurie) Gregoire XVI (1831-1846). This pope belonged to the order of the Camaldules, founded by Saint Romuald with Balnes in Etrurie, and created the Etruscan museum in the Vatican.
101. the Crux of cruce (the cross (coming) of the cross) Black and white IX (1846-1878). This pope had to support the cross of persecution at the time of the Italian revolution (the Risorgimento) and this revolution was directed by the Maison of Savoy which carries a cross in its armorial bearings.
102. Lumen in caelo (the light in the sky) Leon XIII (1878-1903). This pope belonged to the family of Pecci whose weapons represent a comet in a sky of azure.
103. Ignis ardens (burning fire) Black and white X (1903-1914). Elected in the festival of St Dominique (August 4th) whose order carries as a chief a burning torch and it was cardinal of the title of St Bernard-with-Thermal baths.
104. Religio depopulata (the depopulated religion) Benoit XV (1914-1922). He was pope during the world war 1914-18, the Spanish influenza and the communist revolution, which depopulated really the temples of Christendom.
105. Fides intrepida (intrepid faith) Black and white XI (1922-1939). The pope of the missions and the catholic action, evidence of an intrepid faith.
106. Pastor angelicus (Pasteur angelica) Pie XII (1939-1958). Eugenio Pacelli, Pasteur angelica, name justified by a piety incandescent, mystical, and a pace éthérée, diaphanous, detached of terrestrial realities.
107. Pastor and nauta (Pasteur and nautonnier) Jean XXIII (1958-1963). He was patriarch of Venice, which is the city of the navigators. He was, such Pasteur, with the source of the great stage of the Concile Vatican II.
108. Flos florum (the flower of the flowers) Paul VI (1963-1978). The lily, called “the flower of the flowers”, is present on its weapons (made of three lilies).
109. Of mediate lunae (of half of the moon or of average time of the moon) Jean-Paul Ier (1978-1978). Elected at the time of the half-moon, Jean-Paul Ier died 33 days later at the time of the following half-moon.
110. Of labore Solis (of the solar eclipse, the labor of the sun) Jean-Paul II (1978-2005). Born the day from a solar eclipse and also buried the day of a solar eclipse, this pope visited (just like sun) all the continents at the time of his many voyages.
111. Gloria olivae (the glory of the olive-tree). Benoit XVI (2005-). The branches of olive-tree are the symbol of the olivétains, a branch about Benoît saint, but it is not at all the symbol of the Benedictines in general and the Ratzinger cardinal did not have any bond with the olivétains. The olive-tree is also the symbol of peace: Benoit XVI preaches a bringing together with the Judaism (one regards sometimes the branch of olive-tree as symbol of Israel); but if it is there the direction of this currency, it can apply indifferently to all the popes since Jean XXIII. The pope is foreign associated member, since 1992, of the Academy of Science morals and political, whose uniform - the green dress - is decorated sheets of olive-tree; however neither the foreign associated members, nor the ecclesiastical academicians in general (including the regular members, the such cardinal Roger Etchegaray) wear the green dress, and the Ratzinger cardinal forever worn this dress.
112. Petrus Romanus (Pierre the Romain). This last prophecy appears for the 1st time in the princeps edition of Arnold de Wion of the " Lignum Vitae" from 1595. In this edition, it is written as follows:

In psecutione. extrema S.R.E sedebit. /Petrus Romanus, which pascet oues in multis tribulationibus: /quibus transactis ciuitas septicollis diruetur,/& Iudex tremêdus indicabit populum suum. Finished .

It was of use to translate it as follows: " In the last persecution of holy Roman Église Pierre Romain will sit, who will feed his ewes in the middle of many tribulations. These tribulations passed, the city with the seven hills will be destroyed and the frightening judge will judge his peuple." , translation leaving think that Petrus Romanus would succeed Gloria Olivae immediately, in other words with Benoît XVI, elected in 2005.

In the later editions in particular that of Messinghan of 1624, psecutione extrema is replaced by most eloquent " persecutione extrema". But the specialists in the Latin language admit that when the letter p is accompanied by a sign S it can mean the abbreviation of the prefix " as much; pro" or " per".

This is why modern exégètes estimate that the word " psecutione" does not have to be read like " persecutione " but like " prosecutione " (in the continuation of times…), which means that, if Pierre the Romain must be a successor of Benoit XVI and be the last pope, he would not be his immediate successor: other popes could intercalate themselves between these two pontiffs.

The date of the funeral of the popes is fixed according to precise rules. Those of Jean-Paul It, born the day of a solar eclipse, took place the day of a solar eclipse, which returns to the currency of labore solis (" work of the soleil") with him allotted by prophecy.

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Source of the interpretation of the currencies

Interpretation of the whole of the currencies, arguments of the controversy developed with the {{XIXe century}} on the origin of prophecy

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