Woman whose family feared she was possessed by the devil screams and ‘convulses’ as her relatives force her to touch a holy relic in Romania
- The woman head is forced against the holy relic by the eager congregation
- She screams as the woman's body appears to suffer convulsions
- The shocking scene took place during the Saint Paraskeva procession
A woman suspected of being possessed by the devil started screaming and having muscular convulsions after the congregation forced her face against a holy relic in Romania.
The exorcism was carried out on October 14, the day believed to be when Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans performs miracles.
The shocking scene took place during the Saint Paraskeva procession, one of the most important annual pilgrimages for Christian Orthodox believers in the region.
Despite struggling and appearing to convulse, the woman has her face pressed against the relic
The shocking scene took place during the Saint Paraskeva procession, one of the most important annual pilgrimages for Christian Orthodox believers in the region
Footage shows how the woman is forced to approach and touch the glass that covers the saint’s body.
Four members of the congregation and a priest grab hold of her and help push her face against the glass.
She begins to screams as she appears to struggle against the force of the people holding her.
At the same time, a priest begins to say a prayer as several other members of the congregation begin to make the sign of the cross during the exorcism.
The video claims to show a woman having an exorcism to remove a 'devil' inside her body
Members of the congregation gather the woman and assist in the shocking exorcism
Footage shows how the woman is forced to approach and touch the glass that covers the saint’s body
A priest begins to say a prayer as several other members of the congregation begin to make the sign of the cross during the exorcism
Over 200,000 people went to the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iasi in north eastern Romania’s Iasi County to touch the remains of Saint Paraskeva in a six-day procession.
The line spread to almost two kilometres with many having to wait more than 15 hours to touch the sacred relic.
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