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  2. Exorcism in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    1928 — Emma Schmidt (pseudonym Anna Ecklund) underwent a 14-day exorcism in Earling, Iowa, performed by a Catholic priest. This is the most well-documented case of alleged demonic possession in history and a minor inspiration for The Exorcist. The priest who led this exorcism was Fr. Theophilus Riesinger.

  3. List of exorcists - Wikipedia

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    An exorcist is a person who is believed to be able to cast out the devil or other demons. This list consists of notable people who have been known or been publicly recognized as performing exorcism This list consists of notable people who have been known or been publicly recognized as performing exorcism

  4. Exorcism in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    In the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, priests intervene and perform exorcisms on behalf of those believed to be afflicted by demons or buda. According to a 2010 Pew Research Center study, 74% of Christians in Ethiopia claim to have experienced or witnessed an exorcism. [51] Demon-possessed persons are brought to a church or prayer meeting ...

  5. Exorcism - Wikipedia

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    In Catholicism, exorcisms are performed in the name of Jesus Christ. [8] There is a distinction between major exorcisms and minor exorcisms. Minor exorcisms are included in some blessings in which priests create sacramentals, such as blessed salt, and are also found in the ritual Scrutinies of the catechumens.

  6. Russell Crowe talks 'The Pope's Exorcist,' faith and what he ...

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    Amorth was the official exorcist of the Diocese of Rome (thus the film’s title) and performed somewhere between 50,000 and 150,000 exorcisms, depending on various sources, the man himself included.

  7. Gabriele Amorth - Wikipedia

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    In March 2010, he said the number had increased to 70,000. By May 2013, he said he had performed 160,000 exorcisms in the course of his ministry. [11] According to Amorth, each exorcism does not represent a victim of possession, but rather each exorcism is counted as a prayer or ritual alone; some possessed victims required hundreds of exorcisms.

  8. Vincent Lampert - Wikipedia

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    Vincent Lampert (born 1963) is an American Catholic priest and the designated exorcist of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis.Father Lampert was appointed to become an exorcist by Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlien. [1]

  9. Is “The Exorcist” based on a true story? All about “Roland ...

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    Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Exorcist. ... In May 1949, one of the Jesuit priests who performed the rites declared that the last one had been successful. The boy went on to live ...