Administration of the Blessed Sacrament to Nicole Obry in 1566

Administration of the Blessed Sacrament to Nicole Obry in 1566

Demonic Possession

This image shows the administration of the Blessed Sacrament to Nicole Obry in 1566. One of the many exorcism preformed on the young female demoniac. French exorcists used the Eucharist in exorcisms as part of a Huguenots to prove that Christ was really present in the Eucharist and that the Catholic Church was the one true Church established by Christ. The use of the Eucharist typically excelerated the dramatics of visible symptoms and was initiated into formal Catholic ritual with Paul VÍs Rituale Romanum 1614 that standardized the ritual of exorcism. Pre-Rituale Romanum, most exorcism, either Catholic or Protestant, were ad-libbed. In the Catholic context, both the Eucharist and exorcism were considered to be miracles, and proof of the ChristÍs power over the Devil and the authenticity of Catholicism. Two men hold up Obry on either side while the Priest administers the sacrament. They represent the audience though these image significantly fewer witnesses. A single demon is represented in the center, far right of the image. The image is provided by The Devil Within: Possession and Exorcism in the Christian West by Brian P. Levack

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The Devil Within: Possession and Exorcism in the Christian West

Yale University Press

unknown, after 1566, 16th century

Brian P. Levack

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