Due to the death of Pope Francis, the world media started talking again about the so-called prediction of Saint Malachy, which predicts that Francis will be the last pontiff before the Apocalypse. This is reported by Euronews.
This is the so-called prophecy of Saint Malachy, an Irish archbishop of the 12th century, who, according to legend, received a mystical revelation about the future of the Church during a pilgrimage to Rome. In his notes, he allegedly predicted the succession of all the Popes and wrote about them 112 mysterious Latin phrases, each of which symbolically describes a certain pontiff, starting in 1143.
According to calculations, Pope Francis is considered the 112th Pope on the list of Saint Malachy - and therefore the last. It is during his reign, according to the prophecy, that the world will experience the last persecutions, the destruction of the city of Rome and the Day of Judgment.
"During the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church, Peter the Roman will reign, who will shepherd his flock amidst many sorrows, after which the city of the seven hills will be destroyed and the terrible Judge will judge the people. The End," the book's final passage says.
Some interpret the prophecy as Peter taking office after the death of Francis, while others believe that Francis will be the last.
Francis was not named Peter, some researchers point to interesting parallels: his surname Bergoglio can be translated as "mountain" or "rock". This word resonates with the name Peter, which in Greek means "stone"). In addition, his pontificate fell on a time of world upheavals - pandemics, wars, climate disasters and religious tensions. But according to religious scholars, the current Pope chose his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, who was born Giovanni di Pietro, that is, Peter.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on Monday, April 21, Pope Francis I died in the Vatican. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announced this.
In Pope Francis' Easter message, which was his last public speech, the pontiff called for peace in Ukraine.
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