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Saint Hugh of Lincoln Exorcises a Man Possessed by the Devil

Saint Hugh of Lincoln exorcises a male demoniac possessed by the Devil, created by Gherardo Sternina, (1404-1407). This fifteenth century image is held in the Museo Poldi Pezzoli. The male demoniac has been restrained by rope at the wrists and ankles…

Tags: binding, demon, Demonic Possession, looking up, male demoniac

Christ Healing the Man Possessed with Devils

This image illustrates the Biblical story of "The Healing of the Gadarene Demoniacs." In story two demoniacs approach Christ and during the exorcism Christ sends the demons into a herd of pigs and the pigs then rushed down a steep bank into the sea…

Tags: Biblical Possession, binding, contortion, demons, Engraving, male demoniac, physical pain, swollen muscles, torn clothes

Miracles of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

This is a Jesuit altarpiece painted by Peter Paul Rubens shows a demonic possession. St. Ignatius is the largest figure in the paintings surrounded by a glowing aura. One of his hands is on the altar, the other outstretched over the two demoniacs…

Tags: binding, blackened tongue, Demonic Possession, demons, eucharist, exposing her chest, eyes rolling into the back of the head, fallen, female demoniac, foaming at the mouth, looking up, male demoniac, Oil on Canvas, physical pain, pulling at hair, screaming, torn clothes, unnatural color of skin

The Miracles of Saint Francis of Paola

Tags: binding, contortion, Demonic Possession, fallen, female demoniac, male demoniac, Oil on Panel, physical pain, restraining, screaming, swollen muscles, torn clothes, unnatural color of skin

Storie della vita di S. Bartolomeo

This image comes from Hilaire Kallendorf's Exorcism and Its Texts: Subjectivity in Early Modern Literature of England and Spain. This image was created by an anonymous artist from the Matches, in the fifteenth century. Kallendorf printed this image…