Charles Walmesley, OSB (best known by the pseudonyms Signor Pastorino or Pastorini; 13 January 1722 – 25 November 1797) was an English Catholic prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of the Western District. He was known, especially in Ireland, for predicting the downfall of Protestantism in 1821–5 and the triumphant emergence of the Catholic Church.[1] He was a member of the Benedictines.
- ^ Signor Pastorini (pseudonym of Charles Walmesley): General History of the Christian Church …, 1790