In the original Greek Byzantine text of Emperor Constantine’s Tombstone Prophecy, roughly half the letters in each word were intentionally omitted to seal its meaning until the appointed time. When the moment came for the Christians of the East to benefit, the seal was lifted. The Patriarch of Constantinople named Gennadios deciphered it in 1440, twelve years before Constantinople fell to the Turks, after 1101 years had passed since its inscription in 339 A.D.
English Translation of the “Tombstone” Prophecy:
“In the first period of the Indiction Ishmael’s Royal Power called Mohammed is to defeat the House of the Palaigloguses, and will posses the city of the seven hills; he will reign in the interior. He will dominate a great number of nations, and will desolate the islands as far as the Black Sea. He will conquer the peoples neighboring the Istrus river in the eighth of the Indiction, and will dominate Peloponnesus, in the ninth of the Indiction he is going to make a campaign into the areas of the north. In the tenth of the Indiction he will defeat the Dalmatians and will again return after some time, to make a great war upon the Dalmatians, where he will be crushed partially. And the multitudes and the nations, helped by the Western nations over land and sea, will make the war and defeat Ishmael whose descendant will reign less and minor for a short time. And the Blond race along with it’s Agents will defeat the whole of Ishmael and will conquer the city of the seven hills with her privileges. Then they will provoke a savage civil war (to last) until the fifth hour; and a (heavenly) voice will thrice shout: Stand ye, stand in awe and most significantly run to the area on the right, and find there a valiant, wonderful and robust man, this man you shall have as your Ruler, because he is my beloved; so take him with you and fulfill my resolution.”
This prophecy spans roughly 550–600 years, foretelling the rise of the Turkish Empire after the fall of Constantinople in 1453, its gradual decline, and its catastrophic end in our era. It concludes with what resembles a global war, followed by the revelation of a future king through a divine sign in the sky during the City’s liberation and the end of the conflict.
The prophecy was published on the website Eschatologia on August 31, 2015: http://www.eschatologia.com/2015/08/the-prophecy-engraved-on-cover-of-st.html
Later the prophecy was republished by the website Byzantineprophecy on January 5, 2020: https://byzantineprophecy.com/2020/01/05/the-prophecy-inscribed-on-the-cover-of-st-constantines-tomb/
Later the prophecy was again republished by The Holy Wisdom YouTube channel on January 23, 2026.