Ven Bartholomew Holzhauser

Predicted in the “fifth age” disaster: apostasy, moral collapse, civil/religious decline; “heretics and tyrants” invade, Rome is attacked and burned, enemies in control. The Church will seem destroyed, but God will bring about a “wonderful change”—the Monarch and Angelic Pontiff restore peace and unity.

Prophesied a “valiant Monarch anointed by God” descendant of Louis IX and German imperial family, born in exile will destroy heresies, unite Christendom, restore peace on earth; at the same time, the “Holy Pope” reigns, a new council defines doctrine, worldwide unity.

After tribulation, “Sixth Age” described as era of Catholic renewal—sciences, arts, and spiritual life flourish, Holy Scripture unanimously interpreted, Satan bound and atheism/heresies suppressed; peace lasts until Antichrist.

Ven. Holzhauser described a powerful leader from the East, identifying him with the Persian King Khosrov (Chosroes), who would serve as a precursor and type of the Antichrist. Just as King Khosrov II of Persia devastated the Christian East in the 7th century — conquering Jerusalem, stealing the True Cross, and massacring Christians — so a future leader from that same region would arise to persecute the faithful and wage war against Christendom before the coming of the Great Monarch who would restore order.