Back أناليس ميشيل Arabic اناليس ميشيل ARZ Анелизе Микел Bulgarian অ্যানেলিস মিশেল Bengali/Bangla Anneliese Michel BS Anneliese Michel Czech Anneliese Michel Danish Anneliese Michel German Ανελίζε Μίχελ Greek Anneliese Michel Esperanto
Anneliese Michel | |
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| Born | Anna Elisabeth Michel 21 September 1952 |
| Died | 1 July 1976 (aged 23) Klingenberg am Main, Bavaria, West Germany |
| Cause of death | Malnutrition and dehydration |
| Manner of death | Homicide |
| Resting place | Klingenberg am Main, Bavaria |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Death as a result of attempted exorcism |
Anna Elisabeth "Anneliese" Michel (21 September 1952 – 1 July 1976) was a German woman who underwent 67 Catholic exorcism rites during the year before her death. She died of malnutrition, for which her parents and priest were convicted of negligent homicide. She was diagnosed with epileptic psychosis (temporal lobe epilepsy) and had a history of psychiatric treatment that proved ineffective.[1]
When Michel was 16, she experienced a seizure and was diagnosed with psychosis caused by temporal lobe epilepsy. Shortly thereafter, she was diagnosed with depression and was treated by a psychiatric hospital. By the time that she was 20, she had become intolerant of various religious objects and began to hear voices. Her condition worsened despite medication, and she became suicidal, also displaying other symptoms, for which she took medication as well. After taking psychiatric medications for five years failed to improve her symptoms, Michel and her family became convinced she was possessed by a demon.[2][3] As a result, her family appealed to the Catholic Church for an exorcism. While rejected at first, two priests got permission from the local bishop in 1975.[3] The priests began performing exorcisms and the family stopped consulting doctors. Michel stopped eating food and died of malnourishment and dehydration after 67 exorcism sessions.[4] Michel's parents and the two Roman Catholic priests were found guilty of negligent homicide and were sentenced to six months in jail (reduced to three years of probation), as well as a fine. In a conference several years later, German bishops retracted the claim that she was possessed.[5]
Several films are based on her story, including the 2005 film The Exorcism of Emily Rose, the award-winning 2006 film Requiem and the 2011 film Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes.
- ^ "People". Time. Vol. 64. 2005. p. 14.
Anneliese Michel (left) was a college student who was diagnosed with epilepsy after having seizures. Despite medication, her symptoms worsened— growling, seeing demons, throwing things.
- ^ Goodman, Felicitas D. (22 May 1988). How about Demons?: Possession and Exorcism in the Modern World. Indiana University Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780253014627.
When treatment by the family physician and various psychiatrists brought her no relief, the bishop of her diocese gave permission to two priests to carry out the ritual of exorcism.
- ^ a b Ebert, Roger (5 February 2013). Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007. Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 907. ISBN 9780740792199.
It involved a German girl named Anneliese Michel, who was treated for seizures and given drugs over a period of five years before the Church finally authorized an exorcism; its investigation indicated she was possessed by, among others, Lucifer, Judas, Nero, Cain, and Hitler.
- ^ Forcen, Fernando Espi (14 October 2016). Monsters, Demons and Psychopaths: Psychiatry and Horror Film. Taylor & Francis. p. 132. ISBN 9781315353920.
After a few months, she stopped eating and died from malnourishment and dehydration.
- ^ Paulick, Jane (22 January 2008). "Planned Polish Exorcism Center Sparks Interest in Germany". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
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