Old Document Review 'The Prophecy of St Vincent'

This old document which dates to about 1503 is attributed to St Vincent, yet it is not sure if this refers to St Vincent Ferrer or to Vincent of Aquila.  It was included in the collection of prophecies in the publication of Mirabilis liber which was first published in 1522.

The prophecy stats off very cryptically and mentions two Oxen, an Eagle and a Snake, and I researched for possible meanings of what is mean by these animals, for example two of them have Astrological significance and all of them bear reference to various countries, however, these countries do not match up with the countries mentioned later in the prophecy.  So as to the animals, I am still scratching my head.

Thankfully the rest of the prophecy is more clear.  First it says how a King from the west who fights but in the end has to retreat, leaving behind his loot.  This matches somewhat to the events where Charles V invaded Italy but had to retreat without his spoils after his defeat at the Battle of Fornovo in 1495.

Secondly it mentions dangers to the inhabitants of Sicily, and indeed there was a lot going on in the years following, including exchange of ownership various times, a terrible plague and two large earthquakes in 1542 and 1693, one of which claimed over 60,000 lives.

Next it mentions a schism within the church resulting in two popes existing at the same time, however the Great schism had occurred hundreds of years previous where three popes had existed, but it could refer to when Henry VIII broke away from the church and became the head of the Church of England.

Finally it mentions that three armies shall attack Italy, and indeed in the 16th century, Italy was attacked by the French, the Spanish and the Swiss.

The prophecies seem to be a mix of events which have happened before the publication yet there were some events that were foretold correctly.

To read more about the prophecies in the Mirabilis liber CLICK HERE

Old Document Review 'The prophecies of Joannes Vatiguerro'

There are three seperate manuscipts in the Mirabilis liber that are said to originate from this author, but published as a whole with the rest of the collection in Mirabilis liber in 1522, so the original prophecies would have existed before this date.

To be honest there is a huge amount of material in these prophecies, and many of them can be referenced against the prophecies of Nostradamus, in a sense proving that he had this book in his vast library of prophecy books. However there are a number of events that are foretold that have since come to pass since 1522, below I have listed a few:

-the plot against the King of France in 1503

-the capture of King Francis I during the Battle of Pavia in 1525

-the massive earthquake of 1556 in China which claimed 800,000 lives

-the French Revolution (1789-1799)

-the consolidation of Spain after the invasion of Aragon by Philip V in 1707

There is also a number of prophecies given in these manuscripts which can be seen as talking about the end times, again I have listed a few below

-frightening earthquakes in many places

-food production shall diminish

-the sea will rage

-the air will be contaminated

-two moons will be seen at the same time

-an unspeakable plague

Old Document Review 'Prophecy on the Angelic Pastor'

This document forms part of the Mirabilis liber, a book of gathered prophecies that was published in 1522, this particular section was a prophecy written by St.Cyril concerning an angelic pastor.

It is said that this man, once a hermit, will be holy and saintly to the extent that he ends up as Pope, where he sets about to make major reform within the church, it is said that he will ban hymn-singing and also dancing and such things as banning women from wearing jewelry.

It is also said that he will remain the pope for a long time, and after his death will follow three more popes who will follow his teachings and that these will be called the angelic pastors.

I did a little research and could not find history since 1522 to match this prophecy, it is possible that this prophecy is strongly linked to what was happening in the church at the time that this publication came out.  Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503) had been a terrible pope and had fathered several children by various mistresses.  In 1510 Martin Luther had made his trip to Rome and witnessed the immorality of the clergy, which eventually led to what is called the Reformation.  It may be seen here that this prophecy is very much linked to the immorality going on at the time, foreseeing a Pope who would change things to stop the corruptions.

To read about other prophecies in the Mirabilis liber CLICK HERE

Michel de Nostredame (1503-1566)

Michel de Nostredame or otherwise referred to as Nostradamus was born in the south of France and was part of a large family.  In his teens he enrolled in the University of Avignon where he stayed until it closed a year later due to an outbreak of the plague.  It is said that he traveled afterwards for about eight years where he gained a particular interest in herbal remedies, then he entered the University of Montepellier to become a doctor but was expelled for being associated with herbal remedies and for slandering procedures that some doctors were intent on using at the time such as 'draining the blood' to heal sickness.

In 1531 Nostradamus met Jules-Cesar Scaliger , a leading scholar of the time and this is where he is rumored to have gained access to ancient books and scrolls which were at the time banned in the general society.  It is said that he married and had two children but they were all lost to the plague and so he devoted many years to help fight outbreaks.  In 1547 he settled down again in Salon-de-Provence where he re-married and had six children.

His first almanac was written for 1550 and was so popular that he decided to produce one once a year, and by the end of his life he had written well over six thousand prophecies.  He was dragged into the limelight when he apparently foretold the death of the King of France with a very exactly prediction.  From then on he was asked by prominent people for assistance, not only as a seer but as a healer.

There has been incredible debates about whether he was a true seer, or whether he was severely influenced by the work of others such as Joachim of Fiore, the Tiburtine Sibyl and others.  Many people however point to the fact that in his letters he clearly says that he is not a prophet.  Yet in all my research I have not yet found a biblical prophet that ever referred to themselves as being a prophet.  Prophecy is seen as a gift from God, one that maybe can be stripped away if the gifted person claims any greatness on their own behalf.

The greatest difficulty in reviewing any of the prophecies by Nostradamus is that, the translations tend not to be very accurate.  This is because the original by Nostradamus was written in old French and many people have attempted to translate using modern french, or even slightly adapting it in a way to make the prophecies apply to certain circumstances in modern times.  I came across this myself after comparing the words of his prophecies claimed on a DVD Nostradamus documentary against the words in my copy of his complete collection, and there were so completely different it was crazy.  However it is still my belief that he was a true prophet, it is not his fault that we cannot translate his words properly.