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by Revelator on April 23rd, 2004

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What is the meaning for "Vicarius Filii Dei"?

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  • by James Beatty on April 23rd, 2004

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    The Latin phrase "Vicarius Filii Dei" means "Vicar of the Son of God." This phrase is in the Donation of Constantine, in which it is used as a title of St. Peter. Some people have claimed that it is still used as a title for the Pope, but the RCC vigorously denies this.

    Interest in the phrase stems from the observation that if the roman numeral values of the letters are summed, the total is 666, as below:

    V - 5
    i - 1
    c - 100
    a
    r
    i - 1
    u - 5 (in Latin, v's and u's were the same letter)
    s
    F
    i - 1
    l - 50
    i - 1
    i - 1
    D - 500
    e
    i - 1

    5+1+100+1+5+1+50+1+1+500+1 = 666.

    It is claimed that "Vicarius Filii Dei" is written on the Papal Tiara, but there are in fact multiple Papal Tiaras, only one of which has any writing on it: "Christi Vicario in Terra Regum". No evidence has been produced to support the contention that "Vicarius Filii Dei" is used as a title of the Pope and historians and academics view the story as an urban legend.

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    • well now, isn't that interesting. Hmmmmmmmmm

      jock5556

      by jock5556 on November 22nd, 2004

    • yep...but the SDA leader Ellen White's name does indeed add up to 666 LOL! Lame attack!

      Ignatius

      by Ignatius on March 20th, 2005

    • Dead right...Ellen G.White of the Seventh Day Adventists came up with this trash. Her name DOES add up to 666

      Truth Monger

      by Truth Monger on April 22nd, 2005

    • Ellen Gould White
      0+50+50+0+0+0+0+5+50+500+0+0+1+0+0.
      Now, add it up and you will get 656!
      You all need to go back to pre-school because you obviously do not know how to count!

      PROUDSDA2

      by PROUDSDA2 on September 16th, 2006

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