Post by littled16 on Jan 6, 2015 17:28:56 GMT -6
So, today I was browsing my newsfeed on Facebook and came across a picture with an odd claim attached to it- it claimed to be a relic of the first "possessed" nun:
This picture seems to be all over the internet from Pinterest to paranormal websites to sites that cater to weird news tidbits. There is never a story behind the pic so I started trying to find some info about it but to no avail- however I did find some very interesting possibilities as to the identity of this so-called "possessed" nun.
The Loudun Witch Trials
The most famous case of multiple or mass possession occurred in 1634 in Loudun, France when supposedly several Ursaline nuns were demonically possessed and the handsome priest convicted of bewitching them since a lot of there symptoms of possession seemed to stem from immoral thoughts concerning the priest. It is also suspected that a Bishop who had no liking for the priest encouraged the nuns to make false confessions and feign demonic possession to get rid of said priest. See more here: Loudun Witch Trials
Perhaps the mummified skull belongs to one of the supposed "possessed" Ursaline nuns of Loudun, France
Sister Magdalena of the Cross
Another possible candidate for the "possessed" nun could be Sister Magdalena, a reknowned Franciscan nun who supposedly made a pact with the devil. She began having visions at the age of 5 and became first an extraordinary mystic and later a severely repentant sinner. Apparently she didn't know the difference between Jesus and the Devil and seemed to confuse the two in her visions which later led to attempts to try to crucify herself. See more here: Mystics of the Church
The good sister performed miraculous healings, was incredibly accurate in her prophesies, and became unexpectedly pregnant- she claimed impregnated by Jesus- but which was later "discovered" to be the handiwork of 2 demons, or so the story goes. Perhaps the "relic" is the head of Sister Magdalena?
While I still haven't found any references to who the mummified skull may have belonged to- or even if it DID belong to a possessed nun at all- the stories of the Ursaline nuns and of Sister Magdalena are an interesting read and I'm happy that the picture on my newsfeed led me to revisit the stories nonetheless. I hope you enjoyed them as well!
This picture seems to be all over the internet from Pinterest to paranormal websites to sites that cater to weird news tidbits. There is never a story behind the pic so I started trying to find some info about it but to no avail- however I did find some very interesting possibilities as to the identity of this so-called "possessed" nun.
The Loudun Witch Trials
The most famous case of multiple or mass possession occurred in 1634 in Loudun, France when supposedly several Ursaline nuns were demonically possessed and the handsome priest convicted of bewitching them since a lot of there symptoms of possession seemed to stem from immoral thoughts concerning the priest. It is also suspected that a Bishop who had no liking for the priest encouraged the nuns to make false confessions and feign demonic possession to get rid of said priest. See more here: Loudun Witch Trials
Perhaps the mummified skull belongs to one of the supposed "possessed" Ursaline nuns of Loudun, France
Sister Magdalena of the Cross
Another possible candidate for the "possessed" nun could be Sister Magdalena, a reknowned Franciscan nun who supposedly made a pact with the devil. She began having visions at the age of 5 and became first an extraordinary mystic and later a severely repentant sinner. Apparently she didn't know the difference between Jesus and the Devil and seemed to confuse the two in her visions which later led to attempts to try to crucify herself. See more here: Mystics of the Church
The good sister performed miraculous healings, was incredibly accurate in her prophesies, and became unexpectedly pregnant- she claimed impregnated by Jesus- but which was later "discovered" to be the handiwork of 2 demons, or so the story goes. Perhaps the "relic" is the head of Sister Magdalena?
While I still haven't found any references to who the mummified skull may have belonged to- or even if it DID belong to a possessed nun at all- the stories of the Ursaline nuns and of Sister Magdalena are an interesting read and I'm happy that the picture on my newsfeed led me to revisit the stories nonetheless. I hope you enjoyed them as well!
