Avvertimento dalla Gran Madre

Will a Pope die in Turin?

Address:

- Fiume Po
10121 - Centre
Turin

Nearest Bus or Train:

Tram 1, 10, 13

Open Hours:

Not available

The Gran Madre di Dio is, along with Piazza Statuto, the most talked about place of magical Turin. There are many stories about it. The most curious is about the statues that stand opposite the entrance to the temple and which represent Faith and Religion: they were supposed to have been erected by Masons and are each the key to a secret. The first is supposed to indicate the burial place of the Holy Grail and the second is supposed to have a papal tiara half-hidden at the feet of the goddess. Some consider this to be a reference to Nostradamus' prophecy, "Roman power will be at an all time low. Roman Pope don't go to the city that reddens the two rivers. Your blood will come from there to strike you and yours when the rose blooms". This is supposed to be a threat to the Pope in the city where there are two rivers. Given that Turin has both the Po and the Dora and that Nostradamus spent a few months in the city, the newspapers take up the story every time that John Paul II visits, so frightening the faithful and necessitating a heavy police presence. After all, some delinquent might decide to make the prophecy come true.

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