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

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    In 2017, he directed a documentary, The Devil and Father Amorth, that claimed to capture the “first authentic exorcism that the Vatican has ever allowed to be filmed,” per Entertainment Weekly ...

  3. 'The Exorcist': The real-life horror stories behind the ... - AOL

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    It's worth noting that Blatty was inspired to write the book after hearing about a real-life exorcism — the 1949 case of "Roland Doe," who received multiple Catholic Church-administered exorcisms.

  4. Exorcism in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The priest who led this exorcism was Fr. Theophilus Riesinger. 1949 — Roland Doe was allegedly possessed and underwent an exorcism. The events later inspired the novel and film The Exorcist. 1975–1976 — Anneliese Michel was a woman from Germany who underwent 67 exorcisms, which inspired the films The Exorcism of Emily Rose and Requiem. In ...

  5. Robert McKenna - Wikipedia

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    Robert Fidelis McKenna (8 July 1927 – 16 December 2015) was an American Catholic bishop of the Dominican order.He was known for his traditionalist Catholic positions and was an advocate of sedeprivationism.

  6. George Lukins - Wikipedia

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    Demonic possession and exorcism George Lukins , also known as the Yatton daemoniac , [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] was a tailor infamous for his alleged demonic possession and the subsequent exorcism that occurred in 1788 when he was aged 44; [ 4 ] his case occasioned great controversy in England .

  7. Enter if you dare: Exploring the 'exorcism room' at Holy Cross

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    The exorcism room sits high in O'Kane Hall, attached to Fenwick Hall, offering breathtaking views of Worcester. The room is currently used for storage and remains locked for the majority of the year.

  8. Exorcism of Roland Doe - Wikipedia

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    The exorcism took place at The Alexian Brothers Hospital in South St. Louis, later called South City Hospital which closed its doors in 2023. [7] Before the next exorcism ritual began, another priest, Walter Halloran, was called to the psychiatric wing of the hospital, where he was asked to assist Bowdern. [8]

  9. American Exorcism - Wikipedia

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    American Exorcism: Expelling Demons in the Land of the Plenty is a 2001 book written by Michael Cuneo and published originally by Doubleday. It follows the experience of Cuneo while he toured the United States of America and witnessed over 50 exorcisms .