

She was diagnosed with epileptic psychosis, or temporal lobe epilepsy, when she was 16 after having a massive convulsion. Her parents, Josef and Anna, were very religious, and the family went to Mass twice a week for most of Anneliese’s life. Anneliese Michelīorn on September 21, 1952, Anna Elizabeth Michel – nicknamed Anneliese – was raised alongside three sisters in Lieblfing, Bavaria, West Germany. Unfortunately, their methods didn’t work. Anneliese was diagnosed with temporal lobe epilepsy and depression, but she and her family were convinced that she was possessed and would do anything to make her well again. In 1976, she died in her home after undergoing more than 60 exorcisms over a ten-month period.

That wasn’t the case for Anneliese Michel.

When was the last time you heard about someone getting an exorcism? Sure, you might have joked about it with your friends after seeing the latest horror movie, but it’s unlikely that you’ve ever had an actual exorcism go on in your neighborhood.
