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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
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.
Chad Alec Ripperger (born October 11, 1964) is an American Catholic priest and exorcist. He is the founder of the traditional Catholic Society of the Most Sorrowful Mother (the Doloran Fathers) [ 1 ] in the Archdiocese of Denver , Colorado , United States.
[1] by six priests including the world-famous exorcist of Rome, Father Gabriele Amorth and Father Jeremy Davies. [2] Its statutes were approved by the Catholic Church on June 13, 2014. [3] The AIE provides training and support to exorcists, and also helps to raise awareness of the issue of demonic possession. It has around 900 members from 58 ...
Amorth was born in Modena Italy in 1925, and became an ordained Catholic priest in 1951, per Collider. More than three decades later, Amorth became a chief exorcist for the Diocese of Rome ...
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.
In those years Euteneuer was also called upon to serve as an exorcist; he wrote a book on the subject and became known for his talks about exorcism. [1] In 2007, Euteneuer appeared on the Fox News Channel program Hannity & Colmes, to respond to a statement by host Sean Hannity, then a Catholic, against Church teaching on contraception. He wrote ...
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] He is one of the few exorcists known to use social media like Twitter (@FrVinceLampert) on a regular basis. [2]