Anonymous Prophecy of 1053 AD

This prophecy is contained in most Orthodox eschatological books based on the Constantinople prophecies. Not much is known about it or its origins. Archimandrite Neilos Sotiropoulos writes in his book, The Coming Two Edge Sword: The prophecy texts preserved are found in Northern Epirus, Epirus, and western Macedonia. They were found and are located in the Holy Monastery of Naum, Ochrid. It was found in Northern Epirus by the priest-monk, Archimandrite Neophytos Kalofountis, who served there as a soldier in 1914 after the liberation of Ioannina. The ever-memorable lay-preacher, Demetrios Panagopoulos recorded another copy in his book, Saints and Sages Concerning What Will Happen in the Future. The text is continuous and not divided into verses or enumerated. He mentions that it is found at the Holy Monastery Kozani. This copy of the prophecy is obviously by an uneducated writer [i.e. not Panagopoulos, but the prophecy text he used]; it inadvertently has spelling errors and variations in a few words, though without changing the meaning. It was found written on a papyrus. At the end of the text, it bears the timeline of being written in 1503 AD, while in the caption it states 1053 AD. The Old Calendarist Bishop of Kalamata, Gregorios, records another copy of the prophecy text in his book, What We and Our Children Will See. It reports that it is found in the Holy Serbian Monastery, Kozani. The text has minimal differences from the previous in words and spelling errors without changing the meaning. Another text is found in a village of the prefecture of Kozani and is also written on papyrus. In 1937, a Gendarme appeared at a village house to collect tax. An old woman, the only inhabitant of the house, told him she had paid the tax. The Gendarme asked for the receipt. The old lady, not knowing letters advised him to search the chest to find it. He emptied all the documents onto the floor. He found the receipt and congratulated the old woman. He also noticed an ancient document of prophecy amongst the papers. He took it, copied it and circulated it in many copies. In 1962, a Macedonian journalist published the text of this prophecy in a pamphlet with still more annotations. A Thessalonian gave me this booklet in 1972. Also, the Hagiorite Monk, Nektarios Katsaros small booklet, Prophecies Concerning Constantinoples Liberation also contains this prophecy. I bought this book in 1957 at Karyes, Mount Athos where I went and was tonsured a monk. Some books state that there is a copy of this prophecy at the Holy Monastery of Koutloumousiou, Mount Athos.

The Text of the Prophecy: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Great European war. Defeat of Germany, destruction of Russia and Austria. Defeat of Turks by the Greeks. Strengthening of the Hagarenes by Western nations and defeat of the Greeks by the Hagar. Slaughter of Orthodox peoples.

6. Great distress of Orthodox peoples. 7. Entrance of foreign armies from the Adriatic Sea. Woe to the inhabitants upon the earth; Hades is ready. 8. For a moment the Hagarene is great. 9. New European war. 10. Union of Orthodox peoples with Germany. 11. Defeat of France by the Germans. 12. Revolt of India and its separation by England. 13. England will be restricted to only Saxony. 14. Victory of the Orthodox peoples and general slaughter of the Hagarenes by the Orthodox. 15. Uneasiness of the world. 16. General despair upon the earth. 17. Battle of seven nations in Constantinople. Slaughter for three days and three nights. Victory of the greater nation against the six nations. 18. Alliance of the six nations against the seventh nation, slaughter for three days and three nights. 19. Cessation of war by an angel (of God-Christ) and handing over the City to the Greeks. 20. Submission of Latins to the infallible Orthodox Faith. 21. The Orthodox faith will be spread from the East to the West. 22. Fear and trembling of the barbarians by this. 23. Cessation of the Pope and the proclamation of one Patriarch for all of Europe. 24. In fifty-five years the end of the tribulations. On the seventh there is no one afflicted, no one exiled, returning to the arms of the rejoicing Mother (Church). Amen. Amen. Amen. I am the Alpha and the Omega. The First and the Last. Finally one shepherd and in the flock the true Orthodox Faith. Amen. Amen. Amen. (Slave of Christ, the True God).