Nostradamus appears to have predicted who will replace Pope in chilling prophecy

People think Nostradamus could have predicted who will replace Pope Francis following his death on Easter Monday.

The Pope's passing was announced by the Vatican on Monday morning (21 April), and his cause of death has since been revealed as a cerebral stroke that led to a coma and irreversible heart failure.

And today (22 April), his funeral date was announced for Saturday (26 April).

Following the confirmation of Pope Francis' death, tributes have poured in across the globe, including from King Charles III and US Vice President JD Vance.

The nine days of mourning are now set to commence, while the church will enact a series of rituals before a successor is chosen.

Following the news, the attention has turned to who could replace Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic Church, with a number of possible candidates having been put forward.

The potential successor could, however, align with a prediction made by French astrologer Michel de Nostredame (known as Nostradamus) back in 1555.

The French astrologer who was born in 1503 and died in 1566, was responsible for the text Les Propheties, which depicted his predictions in the form of poems.

Nostradamus made his prediction in the 16th century (Photos.com/Getty)

Writing in his book 'Les Prophéties', Nostradamus stated: "Through the death of a very old Pontiff / A Roman of good age will be elected / Of him it will be said that he weakens his seat / But long will he sit and in mordant activity."

He then added: "A young man of dark skin with the help of the great king will deliver the purse to another of red colour."

People still marvel at Nostradamus' predictions to this day, as many of them have seemingly come true, including the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Great Fire of London.

With that being said, however, a lot of his predictions are quite vague and are open to interpretation.

It is not yet clear who will now be announced the next Bishop of Rome.

The Pope sadly died on Easter Monday (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

But, it has now been revealed what the late Pope wanted for his burial according to a final testament released by the Vatican.

Namely, he mapped out his wishes for a 'simple' tomb 'in the ground' bearing only the inscription 'Franciscus' - an ode to his papal name which is in honour of St Francis of Assisi, who was also praised for his progressive attitude and humility.

Pope Francis previously said St Francis inspired him as 'the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation'.

You can read his final testament here.

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