St John Bosco
1815 – 1888
· Italy
catholic
· Saint, priest, founder
Unofficial
Italian priest, educator, and canonized saint famous for his prophetic dreams spanning decades. His dream of the Two Pillars, the vision of Rome's destruction, and prophecies about the future of his Salesian order are widely studied.
The Prophecy of the Two Columns
1862 AD — Turin
Pending
The Church ship is threatened by enemy fleets. Only by anchoring to two columns statue of Mary “Help of Christians” & Host “Salvation of believers” does the Pope save the Church; only devotion to Mary and the Eucharist will bring victory and peace after tribulation.
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Vision of Hell
1868 AD — Turin
Pending
In numerous dreams, Bosco is shown the fate of souls in Hell, the importance of confession, spiritual vigilance, and the eternal consequences of sin—serves as a prophetic warning and call to repentance.
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The Three Prophecies of Don Bosco
1873 AD — Turin
Pending
Sequence of four chastisements wars, disasters, apostasy. In the “Month of Flowers” May, a rainbow of peace will be seen after iniquity and persecution end; the Queen of Heaven Mary will scatter her enemies and the Church will shine as never before.
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Barcelona in Flames — The Spanish Civil War Foretold
1880 AD — Turin, Italy
Fulfilled
In one of his most vivid prophetic dreams, St. John Bosco declared: 'I see Barcelona in flames.' This vision, given decades before the Spanish Civil War, was remarkably fulfilled in 1936–1939 when Barcelona became a center of revolutionary violence — churches and convents were set on fire, priests and nuns were martyred, and the city was repeatedly bombed during the conflict. Thousands of clergy were killed and hundreds of churches burned across Catalonia. Don Bosco's vision is considered one of the clearest examples of his prophetic gift being fulfilled to the letter.
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Vision of European Cities in Flames
1880 AD — Turin, Italy
Partial
Don Bosco described in his dreams seeing multiple great European cities engulfed in flames as part of a larger vision of chastisement. Beyond Barcelona, he foresaw that cities known for their sins — particularly those which had persecuted the Church, tolerated immorality, and abandoned the faith — would be struck by fire and destruction. Italian cities would not escape, and France would suffer particularly. He connected this to the broader prophecy of the 'two columns' — where only devotion to the Eucharist and to Mary would save the Church through the tempest.
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Great Tribulation and New Pentecost
1883 AD — Turin
Pending
“The great tribulation will be short. Afterward comes the New Pentecost, the maximum triumph of the Church in history; a brilliant sun for all the Church—healthy youth loving truth and good will arise.”
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