St. Kosmas the Aetolian
The complete prophecies of Saint Kosmas of Aetolia (1714–1779), revered as “Equal to the Apostles” in Greece. A Holy Hieromonk of Mount Athos, his words continue to inspire and guide the faithful across generations.
“This one day will be Roman (Greek) and fortunate whoever lives in this kingdom.”
“Oh blessed mountain, how many souls of women and children you will save, when the adverse years come!”
“You here, who are found up in these high mountains are fortunate, because these will keep you away from many evils. You will hear and you will not see the danger. Three hours or three days you will suffer.”
“The desired fact will come about the third generation. It will be seen by your grandchildren.”
“There will come a time for your enemies to take even the ash from the fire, but do not change your faith like others will.”
“I pity you because of the pride you have. My leg will not step here again. And if you don’t stop these things that you do, the arbitrariness and robbery, you will be destroyed. In this branch, where you hang your swords, it will come a day that the gypsies will hang their musical instruments.”
“There will come the red caps and then the Englishmen for 54 years, and then it will become Roman (Greek).”
“The boundaries of Romans will be the Vovousa (River Aoos).”
“From there will come the Romans.”
“The suffering will be much more. Remember my words. Pray, act and endure steadily. Until the wound of this plane tree closes, your village will be enslaved and unhappy.”
“When will come the desired?”
“The desired will come when two Paschal celebrations come together.”
“Once it is closed the (branches of) tree and the rod is closed inside, then will come the desired. There will be a sign and do not be afraid. Go when the sun goes down to those mountains, which will save many souls. Do not take anything with you, only your lives to save, and the evil will not last more than 24 hours.”
“The villages of the valley will suffer turmoil, while at the feet of Mount Kissavos they will sleep slaves and wake up free.”
“If this cypress is dried from the top, Greece will be freed. If it is dried from the bottom, will not be free.”
“With difficulty will come.”
“When you will see the “one thousand ship” in the White Sea, then it will come.”
“When you will see the “one thousand ship” in Greek waters, then it will come.”
“When you will see the “one thousand ship” in Greek waters, then it will be resolved the issue of Constantinople (Istanbul).”
“It will come suddenly. You must have a bag with wheat hanging at the door. This will block you on leaving. Do not leave it. Get it with you to feed your children.”
“In Avlona will be destruction. Troops will come to liberate the place.”
“In Boukormae will be shed much blood.”
“When you hear that the war started, then it is near.”
“Those villages which are near the road a lot will suffer.”
“Dropolis will suffer because the place is bare.”
“Dropolis will be full of troops.”
“The harvest of that year will be lost from the fertile Dropolis and my mother! How much blood will be shed.”
“Puddles and rocks in Dropolis will be filled while leaving.”
“You, in the villages of Pepeli, wrongly will fear. You will not sustain any damage. Only your children who will be in the streets you will cry for.”
“The antichrists will leave, but shall come again. Then you will chase them to Red Apple Tree.”
“It will come when two summers and two Paschal celebrations will come together.”
“Foreign troops will come, Christ they will believe in, language they will not know...”
“There will come once a foreign crowd who will believe in Christ. But you will not know it.”
“With others you will sleep and with others you will dawn.”
“You’ll see three families in one house.”
“You will go to reside elsewhere, and others shall come to dwell in your place.”
“You’ll see 40 horses to be tied up to a peg.”
“Many will be lost from hunger.”
“The rich will become poor and the poor will die.”
“A handful of gold a handful of flour.”
“The time will come that the Greeks will fight each other. I recommend concord and love.”
“You will see regular army, and you will see rebels (guerrilla). You will suffer much from the last of them.”
“They will ask rifles from you. Have double, give one and keep the other. A rifle will save 100 lives.”
“The time will come when the mute and dumb objects will manage the world.”
“The cause of the General War will come from Dalmatia.”
“The cause of the general war will come from Dalmatia. First will split Austria and then the Turkey.”
“The destruction will be done by a scurfy man.”
“They will try to resolve it by pen, but they will not be able. 99 times by war and one by pen.”
“If 3 powers are found to agree, nothing bad will happen to you.”
“If the matter is solved by war you will suffer many disasters. In three countries one will remain ...”
“The time will come when you will not hear anything.”
“Whatever they ask from you give them. Only save your life.”
“If they find silver as they walk, will not bend down to get it. But for a cob they would kill each other trying to get it first.”
“The evil will come to you from the learned (educated).”
“Or three days or three months or three years it will endure.”
“Time will come when there will not be this harmony, as in our days, among the people and clergy.”
“The clergy will be the worst and most impious of all.”
“In Constantinople will spill so much blood that a 3 year-old calf would swim in it.”
“Fortunate whoever will live after the general war. He will eat with silver spoons...”
“After the general war will live together the wolf with the lamb.”
“First will come a pseudo-Roman (false Greek). Not to believe in it. It will flee back.”
“It will be gathered the “1000 ships Navy” to Skaloma (Agioi Saranta) and the red-vested shall come, to fight for you.”
“The Turks will go away, but will come back again and will arrive up to the Hexamilia (6-miles). Finally you will drive them out into the “Red Apple tree”. From the Turks the 1/3 will be killed, the other third will be baptized, and only 1/3 will go to Red Apple Tree”.
“So many terrible events will happen, that the mothers will give birth prematurely from their fear.”
“Animals will not be left. They will eat them. Eat you too with them. At Tzoumerka you will get seed (their breed).”
“Do not make big houses. Yard-walls to make, so they don’t come inside.”
“They will impose you a huge and unbearable tax, but will not catch up.”
“They will put a tax on chickens and on windows”.
“They will request to take you as soldiers, but they will not catch up”.
“The Turks will be informed of the secret 3 days sooner than the Christians”.
“When you hear that the war was caught underneath (the south), then it will be soon.”
“If the war is caught underneath, you (Greeks) will suffer only a little. If it is caught from above (the North), you will be destroyed.”
“The rocks and the pits will be full of people.”
“It will come suddenly. It will be either the ox in the field or the horse on the threshing floor.”
“It’s sad for me to say it to you: today, tomorrow, we expect thirst, great hunger that even giving thousands of gold coins we will not find some bread.”
“After the (general) war, people will run half an hour to find a human and make him brother.”
“Do not plant vineyards, because they will spoil, as those in Dryinoupolis”.
“There will be a paperwork that will have (great) future in the East.”
“The world will be so much bankrupt, as to be belted with vine branches.”
“The reason will come from Deleiata.”
“France will liberate many Greek places and especially the Italians will, too.”
“France will liberate Greece, and Italy the Epirus.”
“Through three narrow passages, Kra, Krapsi and Mouzina will pass a lot of troops to go to the City (Constantinople). It would be good for women and children to go out to the mountains. You will be asked if the City is far away. Do not say the truth, because they will abuse you. This army will not reach the City, in the middle of the road they will know that the war has finished.”
“The time will come when the devil will make rounds with his pumpkin.”
“You will see others going up and others down”.
“The freedom will come from below, where the water is poured.”
“From above and from the stairway (Skala) turmoil (don’t) expect.”
“One bread will be lost half and one whole.”
“The time will come when one woman will drive away ten Turks with a distaff (with which they spin wool).”
“Curse the Pope, because he will be the reason.”
“The destruction in the land will be done by one official’s name ... (illegible)”
“Many villages will be destroyed; the three countries will become one.”
“Have three doors; if they hold one, leave from the other.”
“If one hides behind a door, he will be saved; it will be fleeting.”
“Supplicate that it will be day and not night, summer and not winter.”
“People will stay poor because they will not have love for the trees.”
“People will stay poor, because they will become lazy.”
“From high up, through the port will come the destruction.”
“They will throw to you much money; (Then) they will ask you to take it back, but will not.”
“You’ll save others and the others you.”
“You will leave from the left mountains; from the right side not; By the caves do not be afraid.”
“It will come suddenly; The horses will be left spanned to their jobs and you will leave.”
“It will be eighth century when these will take place.”
“Conceal yourselves either near the door or near the plate, if it is hasty (fleeting) and fast.”
“A lot will happen. The cities will end up like shanty towns.”
“The time will come when the damned demon will be expelled from his skull.”
Reference source
These prophecies of Saint Patro-Kosmas are made available through the Greek website imdleo by Monk Leontios from Holy Mountain Athos. See the PDF: https://www.imdleo.gr/diaf/files/proph/1_prophecies_parts/02_AgKosmas.pdf