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The Demonic Nuns of Loudun

August 28, 2010 by  
Filed under Paranormal, Superstitions, The Unexplained

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Share! TweetIn 1617, a handsome, wealthy, and well educated Priest named Urbain Grandier was appointed to become the parish priest of St-Pierre-du-Marche in Loudun, a town in Poitiers, France.  He soon became notorious about the town as a ladies man, having affairs with several affluent young women, and perhaps even siring a child.  He eventually [...]

Meet the Demons: Demystifying Demonology

June 17, 2009 by  
Filed under Paranormal, Superstitions, The Unexplained

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Share! Tweet“I am Legion: for we are many.” Likely you’ve heard the term Demonology or Demonologist.  On the popular TV show, “Ghost Hunters” for example,  a resident Demonologist is sometimes called upon  if they feel that a less than benevolent spirit is behind a haunting.  Movies and books often make reference to Demonologists, and they [...]