Nostradamus Predicted Pope Francis Death? Experts are revisiting Nostradamus' prophecies amid growing speculation that he may have foretold the death of Pope Francis and his successor. A passage from his 1555 book Les Propheties mentions the "death of a very old pontiff" followed by the rise of a new pope,

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

The predictions of Michel de Nostredame, popularly known as Nostradamus, are back in the spotlight as Pope Francis remains critical. The 16th-century French soothsayer and astrologer prophesied a pont