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The prophecy was first published in [[1595]] by Arnold de Wyon, a [[Benedictine]] historian, as part of his book ''Lignum Vitæ''. Wyon attributed the list to [[Saint Malachy]], a 12-century bishop of [[Armagh]] in [[Ireland]]. According to the traditional account, in [[1139]], Malachy was summoned to [[Rome]] by [[Pope Innocent II]]. While there, he purportedly experienced a vision of future popes, which he recorded as a sequence of cryptic Latin phrases. This manuscript was then deposited in the Roman Archive, and thereafter forgotten about until rediscovered in [[1590]].

On the other hand, [[Bernard of Clairvaux]]'s biography of [[Saint Malachy|Malachy]] makes no mention of the prophecy, nor is it mentioned in any record prior to its [[1595]] publication. This has led to the theory that they are a late [[16th century]] [[forgery]]. Some have suggested they were created by [[Nostradamus]] and credited to St.[[Saint Malachy]] so the purported seer would not be blamed for the destruction of the papacy.

== Skepticism and authenticity ==