Petrus Romanus: The Catholic Prophecy The Vatican Doesn’t Want You To Know

By William Stickevers / March 15, 2013 / 41 minutes of reading

According to Catholic doctrine, the Catholic Church was founded by Yeshua Ben Yosef -Jesus of Nazareth, a Jewish teacher from Galilee in Roman Judea, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of a virgin, baptized by Yohanan ha-mmarbil – John the Baptist, performed miracles, was crucified on the orders of the Roman Prefect, Pontius Pilate and rose from the dead and ascended into heaven . The New Testament records Jesus’ activities and teaching, his appointment of the twelve Apostles, and his instructions to them to continue his work. The Catholic Church also teaches that the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, in an event known as Pentecost, which signaled the beginning of the public ministry of the Church. Simon Bar-Jonah – Peter Apostle of Jesus, is considered to be Rome’s first bishop and the consecrator of Linus as its next bishop, thus starting the line which includes the most current pontiff, Pope Francis.

On March 13th 2013 at 7:06 pm (CNN) the Vatican conclave in Rome elected Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, Francis to be the 266th Pope (the first pope born outside Europe in 1,282 years). According to the Catholic Prophecy of the Popes by Saint Malachy, a 12th‑century Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland, states that during the reign of 266th Pope, he would deal with many tribulations, including the destruction of Rome. Saint Malachy’s vision of world-wide tribulations and the destruction of Rome correlates well with the Book of Revelation, Chapter 17, which refers to a “great harlot that sits on many waters” that has been interpreted as the Roman church gone apostate (abandoning its faith). According to researcher and writer John Hogue, Saint Malachy was on a pilgrimage in Rome in 1139 and while situated on a hill at sunset, he “went into an ecstatic trance and experienced a vision of future popes; his serving monks around him put out candles and paper and started writing down…his revelations of 2 or 3 word Latin mottoes.”

The result was a prophetic list of the succession of the Papacy with mottos representing the name or heraldry of the next 112 Popes, that was handed to Pope Celestine II. The prophetic manuscript was then deposited in the Vatican Secret Archives, and forgotten about until its rediscovery in 1590.

Final part of the prophecies in Lignum Vitæ (1595), p. 311.

According to approved Catholic prophecy shortly after the election of the 266th Pope – Petrus Romanus (Peter the Roman), there will be several stages leading up to the Apocalypse, including a time of miracles, with mass healings, divine apparitions, and signs in the heavens that will followed by great tribulations that will shock the world. For Saint Malachy’s prophecy for the 266th Pope states:

In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church, there will sit, as bishop, Peter the Roman, who will pasture his sheep in many tribulations, and when these things are finished, the city of seven hills of Rome that will be destroyed, and the dreadful judge will judge his people. The End

Source: O’Brien 1880, p. 83; Bander 1969, p. 96.

In order to determine if there is any relevant mundane astrological correlation of Saint Malachy’s Papal prophecy we will need to determine the horoscope of the Catholic Church by reviewing the biblical narrative of Pentecost -described by Christians today as the “Birthday of the Church,” where the 11 Disciples of Christ (Acts 1:13, 26), along with about 109 other individuals (Acts 1:15), including many women, among whom was Mary the mother of Jesus (Acts 1:14), received the Baptism in the Holy Spirit in the Upper Room, of Cenacle in Jerusalem.

The Cenacle on Mount Zion, claimed to be the location of the Last Supper and Pentecost. Bargil Pixner^[7] claims the original Church of the Apostles is located under the current structure.

Pentecost is the old Greek name for the Jewish harvest festival in the calendar of ancient Israel celebrating the giving of the Law on Sinai. This feast is still celebrated today as Shavuot. Now based on the apostle John’s (John 19:31) account, Jesus was taken by the high priests and soldiers, judged, beaten, humiliated, and crucified, before the Passover feast’s “high day” (on the Sabbath when the Passover lambs were being slaughtered), on Nissan 14 on April 1st, 33 AD at approximately 3:00 pm LMT in Jerusalem.

This date is confirmed by astronomical calculations that show that the date of the crucifixion, derived from calculating the dates when the crescent (waxing) of the New Moon would be first visible from Jerusalem, which marked by Jews as the first day of a lunar month to be April 2, 33 AD. This is also confirmed from the time Jesus began his three year public ministry shortly after he reached the age of 31, in mid October of 29 AD -“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is Near”, during in the 15th year of the Emperor Tiberius’s reign, which satisfies the statement in Luke 3:23 “And when He began his ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age…”, and also by 2nd Century Christian scholars, such as Irenaaus who said that Jesus “of was beginning to be about thirty years of age” [Against Heresies h, II, xxii, 5].

Ruth in Boaz's Field — Ruth in Boaz’s Field

In 33 AD, the Feast of Weeks of Shevuot which commemorates God giving the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai fifty days after Passover (April 2-3,), occurred on sunrise on Sunday May 22nd. On that day, the Holy Spirit was then sent (Acts 2.1-4) at Pentecost (Sivan 6). According to the New Testament book of Acts (Acts 2:15), 2 When the day of Shevuot came (Hellenistic Jews later gave it the name Pentecost), they (the Apostles) were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a noise came from heaven. It sounded like a strong wind blowing. This noise filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw something that looked like flames of fire. The flames were separated and stood over each person there.

4 They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they began to speak different languages. The Holy Spirit was giving them the power to do this. 5 There were some godly Jews in Jerusalem at this time. They were from every country in the world. 6 A large crowd came together because they heard the noise. They were surprised because, as the apostles were speaking, everyone heard in their own language. 7 They were all amazed at this. They did not understand how the apostles could do this. They said, “Look! These men we hear speaking are all from Galilee. 8 But we hear them in our own languages. How is this possible? We are from all these different places: 9 Parthia, Media, Elam, Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, 10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the areas of Libya near the city of Cyrene, Rome, 11 Crete, and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews, and others have changed their religion to worship God like Jews. We are from these different countries, but we can hear these men in our own languages! We can all understand the great things they are saying about God.” 12 The people were all amazed and confused. They asked each other, “What is happening?” 13 But others were laughing at the apostles, saying they were drunk from too much wine.

14 Then Peter (who would eventually become the 1st Pope of the future Roman Catholic Church) stood up with the other eleven apostles. He spoke loudly so that all the people could hear. He said, “My Jewish brothers and all of you who live in Jerusalem, listen to me. I will tell you something you need to know. Listen carefully. 15 These men are not drunk as you think; it’s only nine o’clock in the morning. Peter in (Acts 2:39) says, 39 “This promise is for you. It is also for your children and for the people who are far away. It is for everyone the Lord our God calls to himself.” Stating that this event was the beginning of a continual outpouring that would be available to all believers from that point on, Jews and Gentiles alike.

Acts 2:41 then reports: “Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.” Peter stated that this event was the beginning of a continual outpouring that would be available to all believers from that point on, Jews and Gentiles alike.

Based on the above stated testimony given in the second chapter of the Book of Acts of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles, became know as Pentecost. A spiritual event that took place on May 22nd 33 AD at 9:00 AM LMT in Jerusalem in Roman Judea. This event where one hundred and twenty followers of Christ, including the Twelve Apostles (the Eleven faithful disciples and Matthias who was Judas’ replacement), his mother Mary, various other women disciples and his brothers where present, signaled the beginning of the public ministry of the Church and can be considered the “birth event” of the Christian Church, that would eventually become the Roman Catholic Church by the early 2nd Century.

Now if Saint Malachy’s Papal Prophecy is credible, based on the Pentecost horoscope we can project the several stages leading up to the Apocalypse. Again, according to approved Catholic Papal Prophecy, after the selection of the 266th Pope – Pope Francis – stage I, there will be a time of miracles, with mass healings and divine apparitions – stage 2, along with signs in the heavens and followed by great tribulations – stage 3.

Using modern astrological forecasting technology we can speculate the timeline when these prophetic events according to Saint Malachy are most likely to unfold. Employing dynamic astrology, starting from the date when Pope Francis ascended to the papacy – March 13th, 2013, we can project ahead over the next 7 years (March 13 2020). Based on direct hits by planetary transits and solar arc progressions to the Pentecost horoscope, it appears in the Blackbox graph (above) that stage 2 a time of miracles, with mass healing’s and divine apparitions will begin in mid-2015 through 2017. This will be followed by – stage 3 when signs form the the heavens followed by great tribulations will begin in 2018 through 2020, during which we can expect major crisis to unfold within the Roman Catholic Church leadership that will cause a significant shakeup within the Papacy. This event among outer events on the world stage will likely result in a significant decline in the Church’s prestige and power and coincide with the tribulations of Saint Malachy’s apocalyptic prophecy whose final words were: “Rome, the seat of the Vatican, will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people.”

Chronological list of Popes

1st–5th centuries

1st century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
1	33 – 67	St Peter PETRUS	Simon Peter Σίμων (or Συμεών) Κηφᾶς ܫܶܡܥܽܘܢ ܟ݁ܺܐܦ݂ܳܐ	Bethsaida, Galilea	Apostle of Jesus from whom he received the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven, according to Matthew 16:18–19 . Executed by crucifixion upside-down; feast day (Feast of Saints Peter and Paul) 29 June, (Chair of Saint Peter) 22 February. Recognized by the Catholic Church as the first Bishop of Rome (Pope) appointed by Christ. Also revered as saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 29 June.^[4]
2	67 – 79	St Linus LINUS	Linus	Tuscia	Feast day 23 September. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 7 June.
3	79 – 92	St Anacletus (Cletus) ANACLETUS	Anacletus	Rome	Martyred; feast day 26 April. Once erroneously split into Cletus and Anacletus^[5]
4	92 – 97	St Clement I CLEMENS	Clement	Rome	Feast day 23 November. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 25 November.
5	97 – 107	St Evaristus EVARISTUS	Aristus	Bethlehem, Judea	Feast day 26 October

2nd century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
6	107 – 116	St Alexander I ALEXANDER	Alexander	Rome	Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 16 March.
7	116 – 125	St Sixtus I XYSTUS	Xystus	Rome	6 April. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 10 August.
8	125 – 136	St Telesphorus TELESPHORUS	Telesphorus	Terranova da Sibari, Calabria
9	136 – 142	St Hyginus HYGINUS	Hyginus	Athens, Greece	Traditionally martyred; feast day 11 January
10	142 – 155	St Pius I PIUS	Pius	Aquileia, Friuli	Martyred by sword; feast day 11 July
11	155–166	St Anicetus ANICETUS	Anicitus	Emesa, Syria	Traditionally martyred; feast day 17 April
12	c. 166 – 174/175	St Soter SOTERIUS	Soter	Fondi, Latium	Traditionally martyred; feast day 22 April
13	174/175 – 189	St Eleuterus ELEUTHERIUS	Eleuther	Nicopoli, Epirus	Traditionally martyred; feast day 6 May
14	189 – 198/199	St Victor I VICTOR	Victor	Roman Africa
15	199–217	St Zephyrinus ZEPHYRINUS	Zephyrinus	Rome

3rd century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
16	c. 217 – 222/223	St Callixtus I CALLISTUS	Callistus	Iberian Peninsula	Martyred; feast day 14 October
17	222/223 – 230	St Urban I URBANUS	Urban	Rome	Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 25 May.
18	21 July 230 – 28 September 235 (5 years+)	St Pontian PONTIANUS	Pontianus	Rome	First to abdicate office after exile to Sardinia by Emperor Maximinus Thrax. TheLiberian Catalogue records his death on 28 September 235, the earliest exact date in papal history.^[6]^[7]
19	21 November 235 – 3 January 236 (44 days)	St Anterus ANTERUS	Anterus	Petilia Policastro – Calabria	Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 5 August.
20	10 January 236 – 20 January 250 (14 years+)	St Fabian FABIANUS	Fabianus	Rome	Feast day 20 January. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 5 August.
21	6/11 March 251 – June 253 (2 years+)	St Cornelius CORNELIUS	Cornelius		Died a martyr, through extreme hardship; feast day 16 September
22	25 June 253 – 5 March 254 (256 days)	St Lucius I LUCIUS	Lucius	Rome	Feast day 4 March
23	12 May 254 – 2 August 257 (3 years+)	St Stephen I STEPHANUS	Stephanus	Rome	Martyred by beheading; feast day 2 August. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with the same feast day.
24	30/31 August 257 – 6 August 258 (340/341 days)	St Sixtus II XYSTUS Secundus	Sixtus	Greece	Martyred by beheading. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 10 August.
25	22 July 259 – 26 December 268 (9 years+)	St Dionysius DIONYSIUS	Dionysius	Greece	Feast day 26 December
26	5 January 269 – 30 December 274 (5 years+)	St Felix I FELIX	Felix	Rome
27	4 January 275 – 7 December 283 (8 years+)	St Eutychian EUTYCHIANUS	Eutychianus
28	17 December 283 – 22 April 296 (12 years+)	St Caius CAIUS	Gaius		Martyred (according to legend) Feast day 22 April. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 11 August.
29	30 June 296 – 1 April 304 (7 years+)	St Marcellinus MARCELLINUS	Marcellinus		Feast day 26 April. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 7 June.

[edit]4th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Place of birth	Notes
30	308–309	St Marcellus I MARCELLUS
31	c.309 – c.310	St Eusebius EUSEBIUS
32	2 July 311 – 10 January 314 (2 years+)	St Miltiades (Melchiades) MILTIADES	Africa	First pope after the end of the persecution of Christians through the Edict of Milan(313 AD) issued by Constantine the Great
33	31 January 314 – 31 December 335 (21 years+)	St Sylvester I SILVESTER	Sant’Angelo a Scala, Avellino	Feast day 31 December. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 2 January. First Council of Nicaea, 325.
34	18 January 336 – 7 October 336 (263 days)	St Mark MARCUS	Rome	Feast day 7 October
35	6 February 337 – 12 April 352 (15 years+)	St Julius I IULIUS	Rome
36	17 May 352 – 24 September 366 (14 years+)	Liberius LIBERIUS		Earliest Pope not yet canonized by the Roman Church. Revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 27 August.^[8]
37	1 October 366 – 11 December 384 (18 years+)	St Damasus I DAMASUS	Idanha-a-Velha, Portugal	Patron of Jerome, commissioned the Vulgate translation of the Bible. Council of Rome, 382.
38	11 December 384 – 26 November 399 (14 years+)	St Siricius Papa SIRICIUS
39	27 November 399 – 19 December 401 (2 years+)	St Anastasius I Papa ANASTASIUS

[edit]5th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
40	22 December 401 – 12 March 417 (15 years+)	St Innocent I Papa INNOCENTIUS			Visigoth Sack of Rome (410) under Alaric
41	18 March 417 – 26 December 418 (1 year+)	St Zosimus Papa ZOSIMUS		Mesoraca – Calabria
42	28/29 December 418 – 4 September 422 (3 years+)	St Boniface I Papa BONIFATIUS
43	10 September 422 – 27 July 432 (9 years+)	St Celestine I Papa COELESTINUS		Rome, Western Roman Empire	Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 8 April.
44	31 July 432 – March/August 440 (~8 years)	St Sixtus III Papa SIXTUS Tertius
45	29 September 440 – 10 November 461 (21 years+)	St Leo I Papa LEO MAGNUS		Rome	Convinced Attila the Hun to turn back his invasion of Italy. Wrote the Tome which was instrumental in the Council of Chalcedon and in defining the hypostatic union. Feast day 10 November. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 18 February.
46	19 November 461 – 29 February 468 (6 years+)	St Hilarius Papa HILARIUS	Hilarius	Sardinia
47	3 March 468 – 10 March 483 (15 years+)	St Simplicius Papa SIMPLICIUS	Simplicius	Tivoli
48	13 March 483 – 1 March 492 (8 years+)	St Felix III (Felix II) Papa FELIX Tertius (Secundus)	Felice	Rome	Sometimes called Felix II
49	1 March 492 – 21 November 496 (4 years+)	St Gelasius I Papa GELASIUS	Gelasius	Africa	To date, the last pope to have been born on the continent of Africa.
50	24 November 496 – 19 November 498 (~2 years)	Anastasius II Papa ANASTASIUS Secundus	Anastasius
51	22 November 498 – 19 July 514 (15 years+)	St Symmachus Papa SYMMACHUS	Simmaco	Sardinia

6th–15th centuries

6th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
52	20 July 514 – 19 July 523 (~9 years)	St Hormisdas Papa HORMISDAS	Hormisdas	Frosinone, Southern Latium	Father of Pope Silverius
53	13 August 523 – 18 May 526 (2 years+)	St John I Papa IOANNES	Giovanni	Toscana
54	13 July 526 – 22 September 530 (4 years+)	St Felix IV (Felix III) Papa FELIX Quartus (Tertius)	Felice	Samnium	Sometimes called Felix III
55	22 September 530 – 17 October 532 (2 years+)	Boniface II Papa BONIFATIUS Secundus	Bonifacio	Rome to Ostrogoth parents
56	2 January 533 – 8 May 535 (2 years+)	John II Papa IOHANNES Secundus	Mercurio	Rome	First pope to not use personal name. This was due to Mercury being a Roman god.
57	13 May 535 – 22 April 536 (346 days)	St Agapetus I Papa AGAPITUS	Agapito	Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom	Feast days 22 April 20 September. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 17 April.
58	1 June 536 – 11 November 537 (1 year+)	St Silverius Papa SILVERIUS	Silverius		Exiled; feast day 20 June, son of Pope Hormisdas
59	29 March 537 – 7 June 555 (18 years+)	Vigilius Papa VIGILIUS		Rome
60	16 April 556 – 4 March 561 (~5 years)	Pelagius I Papa PELAGIUS		Rome
61	17 July 561 – 13 July 574 (~13 years)	John III Papa IOANNES Tertius	Catelinus	Rome, Eastern Roman Empire
62	2 June 575 – 30 July 579 (4 years+)	Benedict I Papa BENEDICTUS
63	26 November 579 – 7 February 590 (10 years+)	Pelagius II Papa PELAGIUS Secundus		Rome
64	3 September 590 – 12 March 604 (13 years+)	St Gregory I (Gregory the Great) Papa GREGORIUS MAGNUS	Gregorio O.S.B.	Rome	First to formally employ the titles “Servus servorum Dei“ and “Pontifex Maximus“. Feast day 3 September. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 12 March.

7th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
65	13 September 604 – 22 February 606 (1 year+)	Sabinian Papa SABINIANUS		Blera
66	19 February 607 – 12 November 607 (267 days)	Boniface III Papa BONIFATIUS Tertius	Bonifacio	Rome
67	25 August 608 – 8 May 615 (6 years+)	St Boniface IV Papa BONIFATIUS Quartus	Bonifacio O.S.B.	Marsi	First Pope to bear the same name as his immediate predecessor. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
68	19 October 615 – 8 November 618 (3 years+)	St Adeodatus I (Deusdedit) Papa ADEODATUS sive DEUSDEDIT		Rome	Sometimes called Deusdedit, as a result Pope Adeodatus II is sometimes called Pope Adeodatus without a number
69	23 December 619 – 25 October 625 (5 years+)	Boniface V Papa BONIFATIUS Quintus	Bonifacio	Naples
70	27 October 625 – 12 October 638 (12 years+)	Honorius I Papa HONORIUS	Onorio	Campania, Byzantine Empire	Named a heretic and anathematized by the Third Council of Constantinople (680)
71	October 638 – 2 August 640 (1 year+)	Severinus Papa SEVERINUS	Severino	Rome
72	24 December 640 – 12 October 642 (1 year+)	John IV Papa IOANNES Quartus		Zadar, Dalmatia, Byzantine Empire
73	24 November 642 – 14 May 649 (6 years+)	Theodore I Papa THEODORUS		Jerusalem
74	July 649 – 16 September 655 (6 years+)	St Martin I Papa MARTINUS	Martino	Near Todi, Umbria, Byzantine Empire	Feast Day 12 November. Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 14 April.
75	10 August 654 – 2 June 657 (2 years+)	St Eugene I Papa EUGENIUS	Eugenio	Rome
76	30 July 657 – 27 January 672 (14 years+)	St Vitalian Papa VITALIANUS		Segni, Byzantine Empire
77	11 April 672 – 17 June 676 (4 years+)	Adeodatus II Papa ADEODATUS Secundus	unknown O.S.B.	Rome, Byzantine Empire	Sometimes called Pope Adeodatus (without a number) in reference to Pope Adeodatus I sometimes being called Pope Deusdedit. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
78	2 November 676 – 11 April 678 (1 year+)	Donus Papa DONUS		Rome, Byzantine Empire
79	27 June 678 – 10 January 681 (2 years+)	St Agatho Papa AGATHO		Sicily	Also revered as a saint in Eastern Christianity, with a feast day of 20 February.
80	December 681 – 3 July 683 (1 year+)	St Leo II Papa LEO Secundus	Leo	Sicily	Feast day 3 July
81	26 June 684 – 8 May 685 (317 days)	St Benedict II Papa BENEDICTUS Secundus	Benedetto	Rome, Byzantine Empire	Feast day 7 May
82	12 July 685 – 2 August 686 (1 year+)	John V Papa IOANNES Quintus		Syria
83	21 October 686 – 22 September 687 (335 days)	Conon Papa CONON
84	15 December 687 – 8 September 701 (13 years+)	St Sergius I Papa SERGIUS		Sicily

8th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
85	30 October 701 – 11 January 705 (3 years+)	John VI Papa IOANNES Sextus	Ιωάννης	Greece
86	1 March 705 – 18 October 707 (2 years+)	John VII Papa IOANNES Septimus	Ιωάννης	Rossano – Calabria	Second pope to bear the same name as his immediate predecessor
87	15 January 708 – 4 February 708 (21 days)	Sisinnius Papa SISINNIUS		Syria
88	25 March 708 – 9 April 715 (7 years+)	Constantine Papa COSTANTINUS sive CONSTANTINUS		Syria	Last pope to visit Greece while in office, until John Paul II in 2001
89	19 May 715 – 11 February 731 (15 years+)	St Gregory II Papa GREGORIUS Secundus	Gregorio	Rome, Byzantine Empire	Feast day 11 February
90	18 March 731 – 28 November 741 (10 years+)	St Gregory III Papa GREGORIUS Tertius		Syria	Third pope to bear the same name as his immediate predecessor. Was previously the last pope to have been born outside Europe until the election of Francis in 2013.
91	3 December 741 – 14/22 March 752 (10 years+)	St Zachary Papa ZACHARIAS		Santa Severina – Calabria	Feast day 15 March
(never consecrated)	23 March 752 – 25 March 752 (Never took office as pope)	Pope-elect Stephen Papa Electus STEPHANUS			Sometimes known as Stephen II. Died three days after his election having never received episcopal consecration. Some lists still include his name. The Vatican sanctioned his addition to the list of popes in the sixteenth century; however he was removed in 1961. He is no longer considered a pope by the Catholic Church.
92	26 March 752 – 26 April 757 (5 years+)	Stephen II (Stephen III) Papa STEPHANUS Secundus (Tertius)			Sometimes called Stephen III
93	29 May 757 – 28 June 767 (10 years+)	St Paul I Papa PAULUS	Paolo	Rome
94	1/7 August 767 – 24 January 772 (4 years+)	Stephen III (Stephen IV) Papa STEPHANUS Tertius (Quartus)	Stefano	Sicily	Sometimes called Stephen IV
95	1 February 772 – 26 December 795 (23 years+)	Adrian I Papa HADRIANUS	Adriano	Rome
96	26 December 795 – 12 June 816 (20 years+)	St Leo III Papa LEO Tertius	Leo	Rome	Crowned Charlemagne Imperator Augustus on Christmas Day, 800, thereby initiating what would become the office of Holy Roman Emperor requiring the imprimatur of the pope for its legitimacy

[edit]9th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	# years as pope	Notes
97	12 June 816 – 24 January 817	St Stephen IV (Stephen V) Papa STEPHANUS Quartus (Quintus)	Stephanus		<1	Sometimes called Stephen V
98	25 January 817 – 11 February 824	St Paschal I Papa PASCHALIS	Pasquale	Rome	7
99	8 May 824 – August 827	Eugene II Papa EUGENIUS Secundus	Eugenio	Rome	3
100	August 827 – September 827	Valentine Papa VALENTINUS	Valentino	Rome	<1
101	827 – January 844	Gregory IV Papa GREGORIUS Quartus	Gregorio	Rome	17
102	January 844 – 7 January 847	Sergius II Papa SERGIUS Secundus		Rome	3
103	January 847 – 17 July 855	St Leo IV Papa LEO Quartus	Leo O.S.B.	Rome	8	Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
104	855 – 7 April 858	Benedict III Papa BENEDICTUS Tertius	Benedetto	Rome
105	24 April 858 – 13 November 867	St Nicholas I (Nicholas the Great) Papa NICOLAUS MAGNUS	Niccolò	Rome	9
106	14 December 867 – 14 December 872	Adrian II Papa HADRIANUS Secundus	Adriano	Rome	5
107	14 December 872 – 16 December 882	John VIII Papa IOANNES Octavus	Giovanni	Rome	10
108	16 December 882 – 15 May 884	Marinus I Papa MARINUS	Marino	Gallese, Rome	1
109	17 May 884 – c.September 885	St Adrian III Papa HADRIANUS Tertius	Adriano	Rome
110	885 – 14 September 891	Stephen V (Stephen VI) Papa STEPHANUS Quintus (Sextus)	Stefano	Rome		Sometimes called Stephen VI
111	19 September 891 – 4 April 896	Formosus Papa FORMOSUS	Formoso	Ostia	4	Posthumously ritually executed following the Cadaver Synod
112	4 April 896 – 19 April 896	Boniface VI Papa BONIFATIUS Sextus	Bonifacio	Rome	<1
113	22 May 896 – August 897	Stephen VI (Stephen VII) Papa STEPHANUS Sextus (Septimus)	Stefano		1	Sometimes called Stephen VII
114	August 897 – November 897	Romanus Papa ROMANUS	Romano	Gallese, Rome	<1
115	December 897	Theodore II Papa THEODORUS Secundus	Teodoro	Rome	<1
116	January 898 – January 900	John IX Papa IOANNES Nonus	Giovanni O.S.B.	Tivoli		Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
117	900 – 903	Benedict IV Papa BENEDICTUS Quartus	Benedetto	Rome

10th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	# years as pope	Notes
118	July 903 – September 903	Leo V Papa LEO Quintus	Leo	Ardea	<1
119	29 January 904 – 14 April 911	Sergius III Papa SERGIUS Tertius	Sergio	Rome	7	“Saeculum obscurum” begins
120	April 911 – June 913	Anastasius III Papa ANASTASIUS Tertius		Rome	2
121	July/August 913 – February/March 914	Lando Papa LANDUS	Lando	Sabina	<1
122	March 914 – May 928	John X Papa IOANNES Decimus	Giovanni	Romagna	14
123	June 928 – February 929	Leo VI Papa LEO Sextus	Leo	Rome	<1
124	February 929 – March 931	Stephen VII (Stephen VIII) Papa STEPHANUS Septimus (Octavus)	Stefano	Rome	2	Sometimes called Stephen VIII
125	February/March 931 – December 935	John XI Papa IOANNES Undecimus	Giovanni	Rome	4
126	3 January 936 – 13 July 939	Leo VII Papa LEO Septimus	Leo O.S.B.		3	Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
127	14 July 939 – October 942	Stephen VIII (Stephen IX) Papa STEPHANUS Octavus (Nonus)	Stephan	Rome	3	Sometimes called Stephen IX
128	30 October 942 – May 946	Marinus II Papa MARINUS Secundus	Marino	Rome	3
129	10 May 946 – December 955	Agapetus II Papa AGAPITUS Secundus	Agapito	Rome	9
130	16 December 955 – 14 May 964	John XII Papa IOANNES Duodecimus	Octavian	Rome	8	Deposed in 963 by Emperor Otto invalidly; end of the “Saeculum obscurum“
131	22 May 964 – 23 June 964	Benedict V Papa BENEDICTUS Quintus		Rome	<1	Elected after John XII‘s death by the people of Rome, in opposition to the Antipope Leo VIII who was appointed by Emperor Otto; Benedict accepted his deposition in 964 leaving Leo as sole pope.
132	July 964 – 1 March 965	Leo VIII Papa LEO Octavus		Rome	<1	Appointed antipope by Emperor Otto in 963 in opposition to John XIIand Benedict V. He became the true Pope after Benedict V was deposed
133	1 October 965 – 6 September 972	John XIII Papa IOANNES Tertius Decimus		Rome	6
134	19 January 973 – June 974	Benedict VI Papa BENEDICTUS Sextus		Rome, Papal States	1	Deposed and murdered
135	October 974 – 10 July 983	Benedict VII Papa BENEDICTUS Septimus		Rome	8
136	December 983 – 20 August 984	John XIV Papa IOANNES Quartus Decimus	Pietro Campanora	Pavia	<1
137	August 985 – March 996	John XV Papa IOANNES Quintus Decimus		Rome	10
138	3 May 996 – 18 February 999	Gregory V Papa GREGORIUS Quintus	Bruno of Carinthia	Germany, Holy Roman Empire	2	First German Pope
139	2 April 999 – 12 May 1003	Sylvester II Papa SILVESTER Secundus	Gerbert d’Aurillac	Auvergne region of France	4	First French Pope

11th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
140	June 1003 – 6 December 1003	John XVII Papa IOANNES Septimus Decimus	Siccone	Rome, Papal States
141	25 December 1003 – July 1009 (5 years+)	John XVIII Papa IOANNES Duodevicesimus	Giovanni Fasano; Phasianus	Rapagnano, Papal States
142	31 July 1009 – 12 May 1012 (2 years+)	Sergius IV Papa SERGIUS Quartus	Pietro Boccapecora	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
143	18 May 1012 – 9 April 1024 (11 years+)	Benedict VIII Papa BENEDICTUS Octavus	Theophylactus II, Conti di Tusculum	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
144	April/May 1024 – 20 October 1032 (8 years+)	John XIX Papa IOANNES Undevicesimus	Romanus, Conti di Tusculum	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
145	20 October 1032–31 December 1044	Benedict IX Papa BENEDICTUS Nonus	Theophylactus III, Conti di Tusculum	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	1st Term
146	1 January 1045-31 March 1045	Sylvester III Papa SILVESTER Tertius	John, Bishop of Sabina	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Validity of election questioned; considered Anti-Pope; deposed at the Council of Sutri.
147	1 April 1045–10 November 1045	Benedict IX Papa BENEDICTUS Nonus	Theophylactus III, Conti di Tusculum	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	2nd Term; deposed at the Council of Sutri
148	10 November 1045– 23 December 1046	Gregory VI Papa GREGORIUS Sextus,	Johannes Gratianus	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Deposed at the Council of Sutri
149	24 December 1046 – 9 October 1047	Clement II Papa CLEMENS Secundus	Suidger	Hornburg, Duchy of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire	Appointed by Henry III at the Council of Sutri; crowned Henry III as Holy Roman Emperor.
150	November 1047–17 July 1048	Benedict IX Papa BENEDICTUS Nonus	Theophylactus III, Conti di Tusculum	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	3rd Term; deposed and excommunicated
151	17 July 1048 – 9 August 1048 (23 days)	Damasus II Papa DAMASUS Secundus	Poppo	Pildenau, Duchy of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire
152	12 February 1049 – 19 April 1054 (5 years+)	St Leo IX Papa LEO Nonus	Bruno, Count of Dagsbourg	Eguisheim, Swabia, Holy Roman Empire	In 1054, mutual excommunications of Leo IX and Patriarch of Constantinople Michael I Cerularius began the East–West Schism. The anathematizations were rescinded byPope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras in 1965.^[9]
153	13 April 1055 – 28 July 1057 (2 years+)	Victor II Papa VICTOR Secundus	Gebhard, Count of Calw, Tollenstein, and Hirschberg	Kingdom of Germany, Holy Roman Empire
154	2 August 1057 – 29 March 1058 (241 days)	Stephen IX (Stephen X) Papa STEPHANUS Nonus (Decimus)	Frédéric de Lorraine, O.S.B.	Duchy of Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire	Sometimes called Stephen X. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
155	6 December 1058 – 27 July 1061 (2 years+)	Nicholas II Papa NICOLAUS Secundus	Gérard de Bourgogne	Château de Chevron, Kingdom of Arles
156	30 September 1061 – 21 April 1073 (11 years+)	Alexander II Papa ALEXANDER Secundus	Anselmo da Baggio	Milan, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Authorised the Norman conquest of England in 1066
157	22 April 1073 – 25 May 1085 (12 years+)	St Gregory VII Papa GREGORIUS Septimus	Hildebrand O.S.B.	Sovana, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Initiated the Gregorian Reforms. Restricted the use of title “Papa” to the Bishop of Rome.^[4] Member of the Order of Saint Benedict. Political struggle with German Emperor Henry IV, who had to go to Canossa (1077).
158	24 May 1086 – 16 September 1087 (1 year+)	Bd. Victor III Papa VICTOR Tertius	Desiderio; Desiderius; Dauferius O.S.B.	Benevento, Duchy of Benevento	Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
159	12 March 1088 – 29 July 1099 (11 years+)	Bd. Urban II Papa URBANUS Secundus	Odo of Lagery, O.S.B.	Lagery, County of Champagne, France	Started the First Crusade. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
160	13 August 1099 – 21 January 1118 (18 years+)	Paschal II Papa PASCHALIS Secundus	Raniero O.S.B.	Bleda, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.

12th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
161	24 January 1118 – 28 January 1119 (1 year, 4 days)	Gelasius II Papa GELASIUS Secundus	Giovanni Coniulo, O.S.B.	Gaeta, Principality of Capua	Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
162	2 February 1119 – 13 December 1124 (5 years, 315 days)	Callixtus II Papa CALLISTUS Secundus	Guido, Comte de Bourgogne	Quingey, County of Burgundy,Holy Roman Empire	Opened the First Council of the Lateran in 1123
163	15 December 1124 – 13 February 1130 (5 years, 60 days)	Honorius II Papa HONORIUS Secundus	Lamberto Scannabecchi, Can.Reg.	Fiagnano, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Canon Regular of S. Maria di San Reno
164	14 February 1130 – 24 September 1143 (13 years, 222 days)	Innocent II Papa INNOCENTIUS Secundus	Gregorio Papareschi, Can.Reg.	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Canon Regular of Lateran; Convened the Second Council of the Lateran, 1139
165	26 September 1143 – 8 March 1144 (0 years, 164 days)	Celestine II Papa COELESTINUS Secundus	Guido	Città di Castello, Papal States,Holy Roman Empire
166	12 March 1144 – 15 February 1145 (0 years, 340 days)	Lucius II Papa LUCIUS Secundus	Gerardo Caccianemici dal Orso, Can.Reg.	Bologna, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Canon Regular of S. Frediano di Lucca
167	15 February 1145 – 8 July 1153 (8 years, 143 days)	Bd. Eugene III Papa EUGENIUS Tertius	Bernardo da Pisa, O.Cist.	Pisa, Republic of Pisa, Holy Roman Empire	Member of the Order of Cistercians. Announced the Second Crusade.
168	8 July 1153 – 3 December 1154 (1 year, 148 days)	Anastasius IV Papa ANASTASIUS Quartus	Corrado Demetri della Suburra	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
169	4 December 1154 – 1 September 1159 (4 years, 271 days)	Adrian IV Papa HADRIANUS Quartus	Nicholas Breakspear, Can.Reg.	Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, Kingdom of England	First and only English pope; purportedly granted Ireland to Henry II, King of England. Canon Regular of St. Rufus Monastery .
170	7 September 1159 – 30 August 1181 (21 years, 357 days)	Alexander III Papa ALEXANDER Tertius	Rolando	Siena, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Convened the Third Council of the Lateran, 1179
171	1 September 1181 – 25 November 1185 (4 years, 85 days)	Lucius III Papa LUCIUS Tertius	Ubaldo	Lucca, Italy, Holy Roman Empire
172	25 November 1185 – 19 October 1187 (1 year, 328 days)	Urban III Papa URBANUS Tertius	Uberto Crivelli	Cuggiono, Italy, Holy Roman Empire
173	21 October 1187 – 17 December 1187 (0 years, 57 days)	Gregory VIII Papa GREGORIUS Octavus	Alberto di Morra, Can.Reg.	Benevento, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Canon Regular Premostratense. Proposed the Third Crusade
174	19 December 1187 – 20 March 1191^[10] (3 years, 91 days)	Clement III Papa CLEMENS Tertius	Paolo Scolari	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
175	21 March 1191 – 8 January 1198 (6 years, 293 days)	Celestine III Papa COELESTINUS Tertius	Giacinto Bobone	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
176	8 January 1198 – 16 July 1216 (18 years, 190 days)	Innocent III Papa INNOCENTIUS Tertius	Lothario dei Conti di Segni	Gavignano, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Convened the Fourth Council of the Lateran, 1215. Initiated the Fourth Crusade. Initiated the medieval Inquisition in Spain and Portugal.

13th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
177	18 July 1216 – 18 March 1227 (10 years, 243 days)	Honorius III Papa HONORIUS Tertius	Cencio	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Initiated the Fifth Crusade.
178	19 March 1227 – 22 August 1241 (14 years, 156 days)	Gregory IX Papa GREGORIUS Nonus	Ugolino dei Conti di Segni	Anagni, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Canonized Elisabeth of Hungary, 1235. Initiated the Inquisition in France.
179	25 October 1241 – 10 November 1241 (0 years, 16 days)	Celestine IV Papa COELESTINUS Quartus	Goffredo Castiglioni	Milan, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Died before coronation.
180	25 June 1243 – 7 December 1254 (11 years, 165 days)	Innocent IV Papa INNOCENTIUS Quartus	Sinibaldo Fieschi	Genoa, Republic of Genoa, Holy Roman Empire	Convened the First Council of Lyons, 1245
181	12 December 1254 – 25 May 1261 (6 years, 164 days)	Alexander IV Papa ALEXANDER Quartus	Rinaldo dei Conti di Jenne	Jenne, Papal States
182	29 August 1261 – 2 October 1264 (3 years, 34 days)	Urban IV Papa URBANUS Quartus	Jacques Pantaléon	Troyes, County of Champagne, France
183	5 February 1265 – 29 November 1268 (3 years, 298 days)	Clement IV Papa CLEMENS Quartus	Gui Faucoi	Saint-Gilles, Languedoc, France
N/A	29 November 1268 – 1 September 1271	Interregnum			Almost 3 year period without a valid pope elected. This was due to a deadlock among cardinals voting for the pope.
184	1 September 1271 – 10 January 1276 (4 years, 131 days)	Bd. Gregory X Papa GREGORIUS Decimus	Tebaldo Visconti	Piacenza, Italy, Holy Roman Empire	Convened the Second Council of Lyons, 1274.
185	21 January 1276 – 22 June 1276 (0 years, 153 days)	Bd. Innocent V Papa INNOCENTIUS Quintus	Pierre de Tarentaise, O.P.	County of Savoy, Holy Roman Empire	Member of the Dominican Order.
186	11 July 1276 – 18 August 1276 (0 years, 38 days)	Adrian V Papa HADRIANUS Quintus	Ottobuono Fieschi	Genoa, Republic of Genoa, Holy Roman Empire
187	8 September 1276 – 20 May 1277 (0 years, 254 days)	John XXI Papa IOANNES Vicesimus Primus	Pedro Julião (a.k.a. Petrus Hispanus and Pedro Hispano)	Lisbon, Portugal	Due to a confusion over the numbering of popes named John in the 13th century, there was no John XX. There has never been a Pope John XX, because the 20th pope of this name, formerly Petrus Hispanus, when elected Pope in 1276, decided to skip the number XX and to be counted as John XXI instead. He wanted to correct what in his time was believed to be an error in the counting of his predecessors John XV to XIX
188	25 November 1277 – 22 August 1280 (2 years, 271 days)	Nicholas III Papa NICOLAUS Tertius	Giovanni Gaetano Orsini	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
189	22 February 1281 – 28 March 1285 (4 years, 34 days)	Martin IV Papa MARTINUS Quartus	Simon de Brion	Meinpicien, Touraine, France
190	2 April 1285 – 3 April 1287 (2 years, 1 day)	Honorius IV Papa HONORIUS Quartus	Giacomo Savelli	Rome, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire
191	22 February 1288 – 4 April 1292 (4 years, 42 days)	Nicholas IV Papa NICOLAUS Quartus	Girolamo Masci, O.F.M.	Lisciano, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire	Member of the Franciscan Order.
N/A	4 April 1292 – 5 July 1294	Interregnum			2 year period without a valid pope elected. This was due to a deadlock among cardinals voting for the pope.
192	5 July 1294 – 13 December 1294 (0 years, 161 days)	St Celestine V Papa COELESTINUS Quintus	Pietro da Morrone, O.S.B.	Sant’Angelo Limosano, Kingdom of Sicily	One of the few popes who resigned. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
193	24 December 1294 – 11 October 1303 (8 years, 291 days)	Boniface VIII Papa BONIFATIUS Octavus	Benedetto Caetani	Anagni, Papal States, Holy Roman Empire

14th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Notes
194	22 October 1303 – 7 July 1304 (0 years, 259 days)	Bd. Benedict XI Papa BENEDICTUS Undecimus	Niccolò Boccasini, O.P.	Treviso	Member of the Dominican Order.
195	5 June 1305 – 20 April 1314 (8 years, 319 days)	Clement V Papa CLEMENS Quintus	Bertrand de Got	Villandraut, Gascony, France	Pope at Avignon. Convened the Council of Vienne, 1311–1312. Initiated the persecution of the Knights Templar with the Pastoralis Praeeminentiae under pressure from King Philip IV of France.
N/A	20 April 1314 – 7 August 1316	Interregnum			2 year period without a valid pope elected. This was due to a deadlock among cardinals voting for the pope.
196	7 August 1316 – 4 December 1334 (18 years, 119 days)	John XXII Papa IOANNES Vicesimus Secundus	Jacques d’Euse; Jacques Duèse	Cahors, Quercy, France	Pope at Avignon
197	20 December 1334 – 25 April 1342 (7 years, 126 days)	Benedict XII Papa BENEDICTUS Duodecimus	Jacques Fournier, O.Cist.	Saverdun, County of Foix, France	Pope at Avignon. Member of the Order of Cistercians.
198	7 May 1342 – 6 December 1352 (10 years, 213 days)	Clement VI Papa CLEMENS Sextus	Pierre Roger, O.S.B.	Maumont, Limousin, France	Pope at Avignon
199	18 December 1352 – 12 September 1362 (9 years, 268 days)	Innocent VI Papa INNOCENTIUS Sextus	Étienne Aubert	Les Monts, Limousin, France	Pope at Avignon
200	28 September 1362 – 19 December 1370 (8 years, 82 days)	Bd. Urban V Papa URBANUS Quintus	Guillaume (de) Grimoard, O.S.B.	Grizac, Languedoc, France	Pope at Avignon. Member of the Order of Saint Benedict.
201	30 December 1370 – 27 March 1378 (7 years, 87 days)	Gregory XI Papa GREGORIUS Undecimus	Pierre Roger de Beaufort	Maumont, Limousin, France	Pope at Avignon; returns to Rome; last French Pope
202	8 April 1378 – 15 October 1389 (11 years, 190 days)	Urban VI Papa URBANUS Sextus	Bartolomeo Prignano	Naples, Kingdom of Naples	Western Schism
203	2 November 1389 – 1 October 1404 (14 years, 334 days)	Boniface IX Papa BONIFATIUS Nonus	Pietro Tomacelli	Naples, Kingdom of Naples	Western Schism

15th century

^R This pope resigned his office.
^B The exact birth date of Innocent VIII and almost all popes prior to Eugene IV is unknown, therefore the lowest probable age has been assumed for this table.

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy	Notes
204	17 October 1404 – 6 November 1406 (2 years, 20 days)	Innocent VII Papa INNOCENTIUS Septimus	Cosimo Gentile Migliorati	Sulmona, Kingdom of Naples	65 / 67 ^[B]	Western Schism
205	30 November 1406 – 4 July 1415 (8 years, 216 days)	Gregory XII Papa GREGORIUS Duodecimus	Angelo Correr	Venice, Republic of Venice	^[R]	Western Schism; abdicated during the Council of Constance, which had been called by his opponent John XXIII.
N/A	4 July 1415 – 11 November 1417	Interregnum				Two-year period without a valid pope elected.
206	11 November 1417 – 20 February 1431 (13 years, 101 days)	Martin V Papa MARTINUS Quintus	Oddone Colonna	Genazzano, Papal States	48 / 62	Convened the Council of Basel, 1431
207	3 March 1431 – 23 February 1447 (15 years, 357 days)	Eugene IV Papa EUGENIUS Quartus	Gabriele Condulmer, O.S.A.	Venice, Republic of Venice	47 / 63 ^[B]	Member of the Augustinian Order. Crowned Sigismund emperor at Rome in 1433. Transferred the Council of Basel to Ferrara. It was later transferred again, to Florence, because of the Bubonic plague.
208	6 March 1447 – 24 March 1455 (8 years, 18 days)	Nicholas V Papa NICOLAUS Quintus	Tommaso Parentucelli	Sarzana, Republic of Genoa	49 / 57	Held Jubilee of 1450. Crowned Frederick III emperor at Rome in 1452. Created a library in the Vatican which would eventually become the Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana.
209	8 April 1455 – 6 August 1458 (3 years, 120 days)	Callixtus III Papa CALLISTUS Tertius	Alfonso de Borgia	Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, Crown of Aragon	76 / 79	First Spanish pope
210	19 August 1458 – 15 August 1464 (5 years, 362 days)	Pius II Papa PIUS Secundus	Enea Silvio Piccolomini	Corsignano, Republic of Siena	52 / 58	Interest in urban planning. Founded Pienza (near Siena) as the ideal city (1462).
211	30 August 1464 – 26 July 1471 (6 years, 330 days)	Paul II Papa PAULUS Secundus	Pietro Barbo	Venice, Republic of Venice	47 / 54	Nephew of Eugene IV
212	9 August 1471 – 12 August 1484 (13 years, 3 days)	Sixtus IV Papa XYSTUS Quartus	Francesco della Rovere, O.F.M.	Celle Ligure, Republic of Genoa	57 / 70	Member of the Franciscan Order. Commissioned the Sistine Chapel. Authorized an Inquisition targeting converted (Jewish) Christians in Spain, at the request of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand.
213	29 August 1484 – 25 July 1492 (7 years, 331 days)	Innocent VIII Papa INNOCENTIUS Octavus	Giovanni Battista Cybo	Genoa, Republic of Genoa	51 / 59 ^[B]	Appointed Tomás de Torquemada
214	11 August 1492 – 18 August 1503 (11 years, 7 days)	Alexander VI Papa ALEXANDER Sextus	Rodrigo de Lanzol-Borgia	Xàtiva, Kingdom of Valencia, Crown of Aragon	61 / 72	Nephew of Callixtus III. Father to Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia Borgia. Divided the extra-European world between Spain and Portugal in 1493 by the Bull Inter caetera.

[edit]16th–20th centuries

16th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy	Notes
215	22 September 1503 – 18 October 1503 (0 years, 26 days)	Pius III Papa PIUS Tertius	Francesco Todeschini Piccolomini	Siena, Republic of Siena	64 / 64	Nephew of Pius II
216	31 October 1503 – 21 February 1513 (9 years, 113 days)	Julius II Papa IULIUS Secundus	Giuliano della Rovere	Albisola, Republic of Genoa	59 / 69	Nephew of Sixtus IV; Convened the Fifth Council of the Lateran, 1512. Took effective control of the whole territory of the Papal States for the first time. Commissioned Michelangelo to paint theSistine Chapel ceiling. Proposed plans for rebuilding of St Peter’s Basilica
217	9 March 1513 – 1 December 1521 (8 years, 267 days)	Leo X Papa LEO Decimus	Giovanni di Lorenzo de’ Medici	Florence, Republic of Florence	37 / 45	Son of Lorenzo the Magnificent. Excommunicated Martin Luther. Extended the Spanish Inquisition into Portugal.
218	9 January 1522 – 14 September 1523 (1 year, 248 days)	Adrian VI Papa HADRIANUS Sextus	Adriaan Floriszoon Boeyens	Utrecht, Bishopric of Utrecht,Holy Roman Empire (presently The Netherlands)	62 / 64	The only Dutch pope but also known as a German Pope. Last non-Italian to be elected pope until John Paul II in 1978. The tutor of Emperor Charles V
219	26 November 1523 – 25 September 1534 (10 years, 303 days)	Clement VII Papa CLEMENS Septimus	Giulio di Giuliano de’ Medici	Florence, Republic of Florence	45 / 56	Cousin of Leo X. Rome plundered by imperial troops (“Sacco di Roma“), 1527. He forbade the divorce of Henry VIII and crowned Charles V Emperor at Bologna in 1530. His niece Catherine de’ Medici was married to the future Henry II of France.
220	13 October 1534 – 10 November 1549 (15 years, 28 days)	Paul III Papa PAULUS Tertius	Alessandro Farnese	Canino, Lazio, Papal States	66 / 81	Opened the Council of Trent in 1545. His illegitimate son became the first Duke of Parma.
221	7 February 1550 – 29 March 1555 (5 years, 50 days)	Julius III Papa IULIUS Tertius	Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte	Rome, Papal States	62 / 67	Established the Collegium Germanicum.
222	9 April 1555 – 30 April or 1 May 1555 (0 years, 21/22 days)	Marcellus II Papa MARCELLUS Secundus	Marcello Cervini	Montefano, Marche, Papal States	53 / 53	Last to use birth name as regnal name
223	23 May 1555 – 18 August 1559 (4 years, 87 days)	Paul IV Papa PAULUS Quartus	Giovanni Pietro Carafa, C.R.	Capriglia Irpina, Campania, Kingdom of Naples	78 / 83
224	26 December 1559 – 9 December 1565 (5 years, 348 days)	Pius IV Papa PIUS Quartus	Giovanni Angelo Medici	Milan, Duchy of Milan	60 / 66	Reopened the Council of Trent, 1562, it concluded its proceedings in 1563
225	7 January 1566 – 1 May 1572 (6 years, 115 days)	St Pius V Papa PIUS Quintus	Michele Ghislieri, O.P.	Bosco, Duchy of Milan	61 / 68	Member of the Dominican Order. Excommunicated Elizabeth I of England, 1570. Victory of Lepanto 1571
226	13 May 1572 – 10 April 1585 (12 years, 332 days)	Gregory XIII Papa GREGORIUS Tertius Decimus	Ugo Boncompagni	Bologna, Papal States	70 / 83	Reform of the calendar 1582
227	24 April 1585 – 27 August 1590 (5 years, 125 days)	Sixtus V Papa XYSTUS Quintus	Felice Peretti, O.F.M. Conv.	Grottammare, Marche, Papal States	63 / 68	Member of the Conventual Franciscan Order.
228	15 September 1590 – 27 September 1590 (0 years, 12 days)	Urban VII Papa URBANUS Septimus	Giovanni Battista Castagna	Rome, Papal States	69 / 69	Shortest-reigning pope; died before coronation.
229	5 December 1590 – 15/16 October 1591 (0 years, 314/315 days)	Gregory XIV Papa GREGORIUS Quartus Decimus	Niccolò Sfondrati	Somma Lombardo, Duchy of Milan	55 / 56
230	29 October 1591 – 30 December 1591 (0 years, 62 days)	Innocent IX Papa INNOCENTIUS Nonus	Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti	Bologna, Papal States	72 / 72
231	30 January 1592 – 3 March 1605 (13 years, 32 days)	Clement VIII Papa CLEMENS Octavus	Ippolito Aldobrandini	Fano, Marche, Papal States	55 / 69	Convened the Congregatio de Auxiliis which addressed doctrinal disputes between the Dominicans and Jesuits regarding free will and divine grace.^[11]

17th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy	Notes
232	1 April 1605 – 27 April 1605 (0 years, 26 days)	Leo XI Papa LEO Undecimus	Alessandro Ottaviano de’ Medici	Florence, Duchy of Florence	69 / 69	Nephew of Leo X.
233	16 May 1605 – 28 January 1621 (15 years, 257 days)	Paul V Papa PAULUS Quintus	Camillo Borghese	Rome, Papal States	52 / 68	Known for building projects, including the facade of St Peter’s Basilica.
234	9 February 1621 – 8 July 1623 (2 years, 149 days)	Gregory XV Papa GREGORIUS Quintus Decimus	Alessandro Ludovisi	Bologna, Papal States	67 / 69	Established the Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith, 1622.
235	6 August 1623 – 29 July 1644 (20 years, 358 days)	Urban VIII Papa URBANUS Octavus	Maffeo Barberini	Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany	55 / 76	Trial against Galileo Galilei
236	15 September 1644 – 7 January 1655 (10 years, 114 days)	Innocent X Papa INNOCENTIUS Decimus	Giovanni Battista Pamphilj	Rome, Papal States	70 / 80	Great-great-great-grandson of Alexander VI.
237	7 April 1655 – 22 May 1667 (12 years, 45 days)	Alexander VII Papa ALEXANDER Septimus	Fabio Chigi	Siena, Grand Duchy of Tuscany	56 / 68	Great-nephew of Paul V. Commissioned St. Peter’s Square.
238	20 June 1667 – 9 December 1669 (2 years, 172 days)	Clement IX Papa CLEMENS Nonus	Giulio Rospigliosi	Pistoia, Grand Duchy of Tuscany	67 / 69	Commissioned the colonnade of St. Peter’s Square.
239	29 April 1670 – 22 July 1676 (6 years, 84 days)	Clement X Papa CLEMENS Decimus	Emilio Altieri	Rome, Papal States	79 / 86	Canonized the first saint from the Americas, Saint Rose of Lima, in 1671.
240	21 September 1676 – 11/12 August 1689 (12 years, 324/325 days)	Bd. Innocent XI Papa INNOCENTIUS Undecimus	Benedetto Odescalchi	Como, Duchy of Milan	65 / 78	Suspected to have secretly funded William III of Orange‘s Glorious Revolution to overthrow the Catholic James II of England.
241	6 October 1689 – 1 February 1691 (1 year, 118 days)	Alexander VIII Papa ALEXANDER Octavus	Pietro Vito Ottoboni	Venice, Republic of Venice	79 / 80
242	12 July 1691 – 27 September 1700 (9 years, 77 days)	Innocent XII Papa INNOCENTIUS Duodecimus	Antonio Pignatelli	Spinazzola, Kingdom of Naples	76 / 85	Issued Romanum decet Pontificem, 1692.

18th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy	Notes
243	23 November 1700 – 19 March 1721 (20 years, 116 days)	Clement XI Papa CLEMENS Undecimus	Giovanni Francesco Albani	Urbino, Marche, Papal States	51 / 71	Chinese Rites controversy
244	8 May 1721 – 7 March 1724 (2 years, 304 days)	Innocent XIII Papa INNOCENTIUS Tertius Decimus	Michelangelo de’ Conti	Poli, Lazio, Papal States	65 / 68
245	29 May 1724 – 21 February 1730 (5 years, 268 days)	Benedict XIII Papa BENEDICTUS Tertius Decimus	Pierfrancesco Orsini, O.P.	Gravina in Puglia, Kingdom of Naples	75 / 81	Member of the Dominican Order. Third and last member of the Orsini family to be Pope.
246	12 July 1730 – 6 February 1740 (9 years, 209 days)	Clement XII Papa CLEMENS Duodecimus	Lorenzo Corsini	Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany	78 / 87	Completed the new façade of the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, 1735. Commissioned the Trevi Fountain, 1732.
247	17 August 1740 – 3 May 1758 (17 years, 259 days)	Benedict XIV Papa BENEDICTUS Quartus Decimus	Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini	Bologna, Papal States	65 / 83
248	6 July 1758 – 2 February 1769 (10 years, 211 days)	Clement XIII Papa CLEMENS Tertius Decimus	Carlo della Torre Rezzonico	Venice, Republic of Venice	65 / 75	Provided the famous fig leaves on male statues in the Vatican. Defended the Society of Jesus in Apostolicum pascendi, 1765.
249	19 May 1769 – 22 September 1774 (5 years, 126 days)	Clement XIV Papa CLEMENS Quartus Decimus	Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli,O.F.M. Conv.	Sant’Arcangelo di Romagna, Papal States	63 / 68	Member of the Conventual Franciscan Order. Suppressed the Jesuit Order.
250	15 February 1775 – 29 August 1799 (24 years, 195 days)	Pius VI Papa PIUS Sextus	Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi	Cesena, Papal States	57 / 81	Condemned the French Revolution and was expelled from the Papal States by French troops from 1798 until his death.
N/A	29 August 1799 –14 March 1800	Interregnum				six month period without a valid pope elected. This was due to unique logistical problems (the old pope died a prisoner and the Conclave was in Venice) and a deadlock among cardinals voting.

19th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy	Notes
251	14 March 1800 – 20 August 1823 (23 years, 159 days)	Pius VII Papa PIUS Septimus	Count Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, O.S.B.	Cesena, Papal States	57 / 81	Member of the Order of Saint Benedict. Present at Napoleon’scoronation as Emperor of the French. Temporarily expelled from the Papal States by the French between 1809 and 1814.
252	28 September 1823 – 10 February 1829 (5 years, 135 days)	Leo XII Papa LEO Duodecimus	Count Annibale Francesco Clemente Melchiore Girolamo Nicola Sermattei della Genga	Genga or Spoleto, Papal States	63 / 68	Placed the Catholic educational system under the control of the Jesuits through Quod divina sapientia, 1824.
253	31 March 1829 – 30 November 1830 (1 year, 244 days)	Pius VIII Papa PIUS Octavus	Francesco Saverio Castiglioni	Cingoli, Marche, Papal States	67 / 69	Accepted Louis Philippe I as King of the French.
254	2 February 1831 – 1 June 1846 (15 years, 119 days)	Gregory XVI Papa GREGORIUS Sextus Decimus	Bartolomeo Alberto Cappellari, O.S.B. Cam.	Belluno, Republic of Venice	65 / 80	Member of the Camaldolese Order. The last non-bishop to be elected
255	16 June 1846 – 7 February 1878 (31 years, 236 days)	Bd. Pius IX Papa PIUS Nonus	Count Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti,O.F.S.	Senigallia, Marche, Papal States	54 / 85	Opened First Vatican Council; lost the Papal States to Italy. Longest serving pope in history (see note on St Peter.)
256	20 February 1878 – 20 July 1903 (25 years, 150 days)	Leo XIII Papa LEO Tertius Decimus	Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci,O.F.S.	Carpineto Romano,Lazio, Papal States.	67 / 93	Issued the encyclical on social teaching, Rerum Novarum (On Capital and Labor) and supported Christian democracy as against communism; the fourth-longest reigning pope after Pius IX, St Peterand John Paul II.

20th century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Name English · Regnal Motto Latin (English)	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy	Notes
257	4 August 1903 – 20 August 1914 (11 years, 16 days)	St Pius X Papa PIUS Decimus	Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto	Riese, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire	68 / 79	Encouraged and expanded reception of Holy Communion, and combatted Modernistic theology. Most recent pope to be canonized.
258	3 September 1914 – 22 January 1922 (7 years, 141 days)	Benedict XV Papa BENEDICTUS Quintus Decimus	Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa	Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia	59 / 67	Credited for intervening for peace during World War I. Remembered by Pope Benedict XVI as “prophet of peace”.
259	6 February 1922 – 10 February 1939 (17 years, 4 days)	Pius XI Papa PIUS Undecimus	Achille Ambrogio Damiano Ratti	Desio, Lombardy-Venetia, Austrian Empire	64 / 81	Signed the Lateran Treaty with Italy, establishing the Vatican City as a sovereign state. Created the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
260	2 March 1939 – 9 October 1958 (19 years, 221 days)	Ven. Pius XII Papa PIUS Duodecimus Opus Justitiae Pax (“The work of justice [shall be] peace”)	Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli	Rome, Italy	63 / 82	Invoked papal infallibility in encyclical Munificentissimus Deus.
261	28 October 1958 – 3 June 1963 (4 years, 218 days)	Bd. John XXIII Papa IOANNES Vicesimus Tertius Obedientia et Pax (“Obedience and peace”)	Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli	Sotto il Monte, Bergamo, Italy	76 / 81	Opened Second Vatican Council; sometimes called “Good Pope John”.
262	21 June 1963 – 6 August 1978 (15 years, 46 days)	Ven. Paul VI Papa PAULUS Sextus Cum Ipso in Monte (“With Him on the mount”)	Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini	Concesio, Brescia, Italy	65 / 80	The last pope to be crowned with the Papal Tiara. First pope to travel to the United States. Concluded Second Vatican Council.
263	26 August 1978 – 28 September 1978 (0 years, 33 days)	Servant of God John Paul I Papa IOANNES PAULUS Primus Humilitas (“Humility”)	Albino Luciani	Forno di Canale, Veneto, Italy	65 / 65	First pope to use ‘the First’ in regnal name. First pope with two names, for his two immediate predecessors.
264	16 October 1978 – 2 April 2005 (26 years, 168 days)	Bd. John Paul II Papa IOANNES PAULUS Secundus Totus Tuus (“Totally yours”)	Karol Józef Wojtyła	Wadowice, Poland	58 / 84	First Polish pope, first non-Italian pope in 455 years and first pope to travel to Canada. Canonized more saints than all predecessors. Traveled extensively. Third longest known reign after Pius IX and St Peter. Beatified by Pope Benedict XVI.

21st century

Numerical order	Pontificate	Portrait	Name English · Regnal Motto Latin (English)	Personal name	Place of birth	Age at start/end of papacy	Notes
265	19 April 2005 – 28 February 2013 (7 years, 315 days)		Benedict XVI Papa BENEDICTUS Sextus Decimus Cooperatores Veritatis (“Cooperators of the truth”)	Joseph Alois Ratzinger	Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany	78 / 85	Oldest to become pope since Pope Clement XII in 1730. Elevated theTridentine Mass to a more prominent position. First pope to renounce the Papacy on his own initiative since Pope Celestine V in 1294,^[12]retaining regnal name with title of pope emeritus.^[13]
266	13 March 2013 – present (0 years, 20 days)		Francis Papa FRANCISCUS Miserando atque Eligendo (“by having mercy, by choosing him”)^[14]	Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J.	Buenos Aires, Argentina	76 / –	First pope born outside Europe since St. Gregory III and first from the Americas. First Pope from the Southern Hemisphere. First Jesuitpope. First to use a new and non-composed regnal name sinceLando (913–914).

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24 thoughts on “Petrus Romanus: The Catholic Prophecy The Vatican Doesn’t Want You To Know”

Martin Stock
March 15, 2013 at 5:07 pm

A bit of history on the Roman church – it was in 325 AD JC at the council of Nicea – now Iznik Turkey – attended by the Emperor Constantine – the first Christian Emperor of Rome – his legacy, because of his conversion to Christianity – was to make christianity the official religion of the empire – and thus the papacy itself was established – the council took place starting June 19 325 AD Julian Calendar, run the chart for sunrise, Constantine arrived 14th June, the council commenced its formal meetings on the 19th and concluded them on the 25 August 325 AD JC.
One of the major concerns was the expunging of the Heterodox Heresy of Origen, that the Father was not the original creator.
There were 318 Bishops in attendance.
This chart has been tested against events in the Roman Church and found to be radical, and still highly active.
Prior to this event the Roman Church did not effectively exist. There is no extant proof that ‘Jesus’ actually existed – but there is evidence of John the Baptist. Additionally the events of the story of Jesus as passed down to us do not match the actual known history of the period – alignment of Herod with various events (including the census) etc etc are not in accord with extant records.
Additionally the new testament is a compilation of apocryphal texts by various authors, most, if not all, of which were written down at least 2 and likely three hundred years after the events they purportedly depict. It is likely that the other work of the Council was the assembly of the official history of the religion and its teachings to make sure that the Heresy of Origen – and other matters, were excluded from doctrine – and what better way to do this than to write your own history – as is done by all governments and corporations world wide now.

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1. D.Donovan Kinsolving
  August 29, 2018 at 11:26 pm
  
  Martin, I agree with you that a chart for the Pentecost (if it ever really happened) would not be a chart for the Catholic Church per se. For those who advocate a 325 AD chart, do they propose a time, also?
  
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  1. Martin
    September 4, 2018 at 6:14 pm
    
    the time I use for this chart is Dawn – 4:36 am LMT – Constantine arrived June 14th. The council commenced June 19th 325 AD JC
    
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James Trusty
March 17, 2013 at 10:11 am

The Roman Catholic Church has always taken liberties with the truth, concerning herself, the New Testament, Church history, so-called saints, Mary the mother of Yeshua, the Apostles, and even about Yeshua. But the fact of the matter, Martin, is that the Catholic Church existed long before the Council of Nicene in 325AD. She was born in the turmoil following the fall of Jerusalem. First, the Jews shoved the Jewish followers of the Way out of Judiasm. Soon afterward, Roman and Greek converts overwhelmed the Jewish followers of the Way and turned such into the travesty that has become known as Christianity. At that point, the Catholic Church was born. Even so, I will agree with you about the writings in the New Testament to degree that the Roman Catholic Church has twisted the truth about their origins. It is close to a sure bet that none of the Apostles wrote any of them. John most definitely did not write the religious novel the Gospel of John. Likewise, he did write the Book of Revelation, which is of exceedingly dubious inspiration, considering the fact that it begins and ends with false prophecies by claiming that its supposed prophecies would unfold soon (as in the near future–ie, within a generation or two). Nevertheless, all that the Council of Nicene did, besides alienate many Christians, while codifying the Catholic Church’s pagan-inspired blasphemy (the nonsense that Jesus is God) through the Nicene Creed, was make official what had been going on for two and a half centuries….

Yes–very bad times are coming. The end of civilization as we known it will occur during the next couple of decades. So-called Christianity is doomed. God and the Son will replace it with the Truth. Perhaps, some of what the book of Revelation predicts will occur. A figure that could be termed the Anticchrist is already here. He is in one or another part of what was once Yugoslavia. He will work closely with the Roman Catholic Church–or vice versa–which will lead to the church’s death. Likewise, he will destroy Israel and most Islamic nations. But he and a figure that could be termed the False Prophet will not succeed in ruling the entire Earth. China and the nations of Central Asia will oppose them. So, too, will Russia or whatever is left of her after the war that destroys America and wrecks Western Europe. I seriously doubt that India and indonesia will play along with them, either….

William Stickevers, I cannot say if your charts are correct. They sound as if they probably are…This topic is exceedingly interesting. Perhaps, you should try to cast a chart for Yeshua. Keep in mind that he was older than Luke claims when he began his ministry. The good bet is that he was born in either 6BC or 7BC since he was probably born at least two years before Herod the Great perished. I have long thought he was probably born around May 23, 7BC due to the Jupiter/Saturn-Moon conjunction in Pisces….

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1. Martin Stock
  March 17, 2013 at 11:08 am
  
  I separate the birth of the religion from the birth of the Roman Church – it was not the Roman church until Constantine converted and the core doctrine was set in cement. These are astrological matters and issues – and not ones concerning the various and widespread turmoil within the forming religion – before the council of Nicea there was a great deal of argument within the church – almost schismatic in fact – over a range of issues – the council of Nicea settled it. Before Nicea the Church had no central rulership. After the council there was stability and the centrality of Rome emerged.. That’s all – I personally could care less what the religious beliefs are or what they concern or indeed whether they mean anything. The issue is – what – if any – is the turning point in the early church that consolidated it and placed its center in Rome – leading to the Hierarchical structure that endured for the past – however long…
  I believe that the Council of Nicea was that event…
  Now – Does anyone have even a putative timing on Moses bringing the ten commandments to the Jews?
  
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  1. James Trusty
    March 17, 2013 at 11:49 am
    
    I agree that a great deal of turmoil attended so-called Christianity before the Council of Nicene. But the fact of the matter is that the Catholic Church began way back, during the times that I mentioned. Though it might not have always officially been the “Roman Catholic” Church, the bishop of Rome and his cronies held more sway over the Catholic Church than did anyone else from the waning decades of the First Century onward. The organization that became the official Roman Catholic Church was the very same organization that began in the aftermath of the fall of Jerusalem–the point in which the Way began devolving into Christianity. At that point, the capitial of the movement shifted from Jerusalem to Rome…Keep in mind that so-called Christianity included various movements, sects, and cults before the Council of Nicene. The most prominent of them was the Catholic Church–the so-called orthodox faith…Actually, the hierarchal structure that you are referring to dates back to Ignatius. His influence helped such become a formal reality within the Catholic Church and most of the remainder of Christianity…From my perspective, the Council of Nicene is the point in which the Catholic Church formalized her apostasy and began committing spiritual adultery with the Roman Emperor. So, yes, it was a huge turning point….
    
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James Trusty
March 17, 2013 at 10:16 am

Oh, by the way, the day of Pentecost was the birth of the Way, which was hijacked by Roman and Greek converts that transformed such into so-called Christianity, which they polluted with their pagan notions….

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James Trusty
March 17, 2013 at 10:30 am

One other by the way, was not the zodiac nearly a full sign ahead of where it is now in the year 33AD due to the great cycle that causes the zodiac to drift counterclockwise one degree every seventy-two years? If so, the sun would have been in late Gemini or early Cancer instead of Taurus on May 22, 33BC.

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1. Martin Stock
  March 17, 2013 at 10:55 am
  
  that would be if we mistake the two zodiacs for each other – the zodiac we use is the tropical zodiac – the one you are referring to is the so called sidereal zodiac – Tropicality defines 0 Aries as being when the Sun crosses Zero declination moving North – that is when the Sun is exactly over head at the equator. – Our tropical cycle is the cycle of the Sun’s declination – its seasonal in the Northern hemisphere. This, by the way, defines Astrology as a Northern Hemisphere art.
  Around 0 CE we are looking at an almost perfect alignment of Tropical and sidereal zodiacs… So 0 Aries sidereal was very close to zero Aries Tropical – 2000 years ago there was less separation between the zodiacs..
  The rate of precesson is 72 years = 1 degree of shift in the alignment. There is not full agreement of constellational alignment with either zodiac since the separation of the constellations and their actual span are not 30 degree segments with clear start and stop boundaries – the zodiacs we use are conventions – Sidereal is defined by a Fiducial – in the case of the Lahiri Ayanamsa the star Spica is used as the fixed point. The idea of a fixed point relates only to the actual stars…. There is a lot of work written on this – if you are really interested in the matter then I recommend a two volume book – Secrets of the Ancient Skies by Diana K Rosenberg – she was the worlds authority on the stars, their alignments and meanings – the book was published just before her death. You can find it by Google search and it is fascinating reading – and a great tool for consulting astrologers.
  AS for the birth chart of Yeshua –
  Don Jacobs – “Moby Dick” argued for this date for birth. 1 March 7 BC JC 1:21 am LMT, Bethlehem
  Asc – 12 Sag 54
  MC 26 Virgo 00
  Moon 6 Pisces 04, Sun 8 Pisces 11
  I won’t speculate as to whether the chart is radical or not – but as a Uranian astrologer – I can tell you it has most of the necessary interactions.
  
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  1. James Trusty
    March 17, 2013 at 12:18 pm
    
    Thanks for the tip concerning the book…The day that you mention might well be the right one. The problem is that the so-called Star of Bethleham–the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn–was still nearly two months away. It was exact on May 23, 7BC. If the Magi were interested in such matters, they would have known that Jupiter and Saturn would conjoin on that date. It would have been a lovely sight. Plus, it would have been Saturday. That is far more likely of a day for Yeshua to be born on than a Sunday. Besides, a Uranus-Jupiter conjunction would have not meant anything to the Magi or anyone else since Uranus was invisible and unknown to them…As for the Tropical/Sideral matter. I know your assertions are correct. But it makes no sense to me to use a fixed tropical system since the actual zodiac migrates.
    
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    1. Martin Stock
      March 17, 2013 at 12:45 pm
      
      tropical – sidereal – they are both simply frames of reference – astrology – the meaning or intent of the stars – is based on the study of the fixed stars and the peregrinations of the wanderers (planets) in relation to them – our delineations of the zodiacs is artificial…
      And I believe the Magi story to be a fiction….I think the ‘star’ they saw was a Nova – but that’s a hard thing to prove…
      And the ancient astrologers not only charted the conjunctions of the chronocrators Saturn and Jupiter – they knew where to expect them in their conjunctions – I believe that what is referred to in the story of the Magi is a transposition in time to make the birth auspicious….
      
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  2. James Trusty
    March 17, 2013 at 1:15 pm
    
    I agree that the story of the Magi is fictious. None of it makes any sense. Herod’s spies would have trailed them to Bethleham–and that would have been the end of the story…As far as a nova being the culprit, Chinese astronomers noted no nova, during the period that Yeshua was born. They kept meticulous records of such phenomina. But, of course, they might have missed one. There might also be a hole in their records. I, however, still think a conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn in Pisces would be a worthy component of Yeshua’s chart. But I am no astrologer–just a seeker of knowledge and truth…It is funny that you mention fixed stars. Recently, I became curious about them and their relationship to astrology. And so, I cast a chart revealing the angles between many of the most conspicuopus of them and the planets in my birth chart…I do not know how astrology works. But I do realize there is definitely something to it. I wish I had known more about it way back in my youth. I would have made fewer mistakes and avoided certain individuals that I allowed myself to wander to close to. Oh well. Live and learn….
    
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  3. William Stickevers
    December 26, 2014 at 10:19 pm
    
    The biblical accounts point to the fall of the year as the most likely time of Jesus’ birth, based on the conception and birth of John the Baptist.
    
    Since Elizabeth (John’s mother) was in her sixth month of pregnancy when Jesus was conceived (Luke:1:24-36), we can determine the approximate time of year Jesus was born if we know when John was born. John’s father, Zacharias, was a priest serving in the Jerusalem temple during the course of Abijah (Luke:1:5). Historical calculations indicate this course of service corresponded to June 13-19 in that year (The Companion Bible,1974, Appendix 179, p. 200). It was during this time of temple service that Zacharias learned that he and his wife Elizabeth would have a child (Luke:1:8-13). After he completed his service and traveled home, Elizabeth conceived (Luke:1:23-24). Assuming John’s conception took place near the end of June, adding nine months brings us to the mid-late March as the most likely time for John’s birth. Adding another six months (the difference in ages between John and Jesus) brings us to mid- to late-September as the likely time of Jesus’ birth.
    
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Peter Tavares
March 24, 2014 at 11:46 am

Their is facts and fiction or myth one must be able to distinguish the two ! Mystery prophecy are not the same concept. False Prophets are many true Prophets are few. As most agree charlatans abound hoping to make their living selling predictions and prophecy often false and lies !

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one holy saint
February 28, 2019 at 2:49 am

Regarding the last Reply of James Trusty, Chinese astronomers DID note a striking celestial event at the time of Jesus’ birth:
God in Ancient China Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNT82P6JpSM

God in Ancient China Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kkxUyMAMXQ

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Nathan Fleischman
June 8, 2020 at 8:22 pm

I think this needs to be updated.

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