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In Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France, in 1503 a child was born who later treated victims of
the plague in France and Italy. Not much is known about his childhood. What we know is
that he was a very intelligent child, he managed to pass school quickly and without
difficulties. He studied Greek, Latin, Hebrew and Mathematics, and his grandfather taught
him astrology. At age 14 he entered the University of Avignon to study medicine. This man
became a world celebrity, not because of his medical skills, but because of his predictions.
There were and there are people who believe that Michel de Nostradame, better known as
Nostradamus, could see the future. His prophecies are known to this day and some still
believe that what he said hundreds of years ago will come true in the future