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| | Ratzinger Pick Blindsides Malachy -- TheWildGeese.com |
 | | Malachy was born in County Down about 1094, and died Nov. 2, 1148, in Clairvaux, France, but before his passing he left a reputation for clairvoyance that has withstood the test of time. |
 | | Malachy's prediction for the new pope — "Gloria Olivae," or "the glory of the olive" — was thought by some to be a reference to an olive-skinned cleric, perhaps from the Mediterranean or South America, or a known peacemaker, or even the Benedectine order, a branch of which is known as the "Olivetans." |
 | | Malachy was canonized by Pope Clement III, on July 6, 1199, and his feast is celebrated November 3, according to Catholic Encyclopedia, to avoid conflict with the Feast of All Souls. |
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