The Cideville Presbytery: The Invisible Hand That Attacked Two Boys
In 1850 a Normandy presbytery became the centre of raps, flying objects, wounds and a black hand—disturbances later carried into…
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Nicole Aubrey and the Exorcism Wars of France
In 1566, a teenage woman called Nicole Aubrey was carried into Laon Cathedral, where Beelzebub spoke before crowds and the…
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The Aix-en-Provence Possessions and Louis Gaufridy
In 1611, the possession of two Ursuline women drew exorcists, demonic voices and the Parlement of Provence toward the priest…
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The Possessed Nuns of Louviers and Madeleine Bavent
Behind the walls of a Louviers convent, accusations of possession, nocturnal rites and corrupted clergy led to exorcisms, trials and…
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Morzine and the Village Overtaken by Possession
Beginning in 1857, convulsions, blasphemous voices and possession reports spread through the Alpine village of Morzine and resisted years of…
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The Loudun Possessions and the Devils in the Convent
In 1630s France, a convent erupted in visions, convulsions and demonic names—drawing priests, magistrates and thousands into the Loudun possessions.
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