Theophilus Riesinger
The Reverend Theophilus Riesinger, OFMCap | |
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A portrait of Theophilus Riesinger taken for Time Magazine's 1936 issue on the Earling Exorcism. A caption below reads "Father Theophilus ... wrestled with Iowa devils". | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
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| Ordination | May 29, 1899 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Xavier Riesinger February 27, 1868 |
| Died | November 9, 1941 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | German |
Theophilus Riesinger, OFMCap, born Francis Xavier Riesinger (February 27, 1868 – November 9, 1941) was a German-American Capuchin friar and Roman Catholic priest, who became widely known as an exorcist in the United States due to the highly publicized possession case of Anna Ecklund in 1928.