Peter Heier
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Father Peter Heier S.V.D. was a Roman Catholic priest
of Hague, North Dakota
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Peter Heier was the son of George and Magdalena (Wolf) Heier. He was born in Kleinliebental, Grossliebental, Ukraine. His family immigrated to the United States and settled in North Dakota. Peter studied for the priesthood and was stationed in Hague, North Dakota where he also served as an exorcist
. While serving as a missionary in China
he was put in charge of a noted demonic possession case in 1926 and again in 1929, concerning a Chinese woman named Lautien in Henan
, China
. The case was printed up in a pamphlet entitled, Begone Satan, in 1928 by Father Celestine Kapsner.
His younger brother Francis G. Heier was also a Catholic priest.
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
of Hague, North Dakota
Hague, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 91 people, 43 households, and 28 families residing in the city. The population density was 330.4 people per square mile . There were 53 housing units at an average density of 192.4 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 96.70% White, 1.10% African...
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Peter Heier was the son of George and Magdalena (Wolf) Heier. He was born in Kleinliebental, Grossliebental, Ukraine. His family immigrated to the United States and settled in North Dakota. Peter studied for the priesthood and was stationed in Hague, North Dakota where he also served as an exorcist
Exorcist
In some religions an exorcist is a person who is believed to be able to cast out the devil or other demons. A priest, a nun, a monk, a healer, a shaman or other specially prepared or instructed person can be an exorcist...
. While serving as a missionary in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
he was put in charge of a noted demonic possession case in 1926 and again in 1929, concerning a Chinese woman named Lautien in Henan
Henan
Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. The case was printed up in a pamphlet entitled, Begone Satan, in 1928 by Father Celestine Kapsner.
His younger brother Francis G. Heier was also a Catholic priest.
External links
- A Sensational Expulsion of the Devil which occurred in Iowa in 1928
- http://books.google.com/books?id=ZtAAG81gHB0C&pg=PA23&lpg=PA23&dq=Peter+Heier+exorcism&source=bl&ots=AsWKJNR4-m&sig=tjt5BoHLZuuR5ndM6Y3piNnDCUA&hl=en&ei=vquzTOOVOIWFnQe2hP2MBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCEQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Peter%20Heier%20exorcism&f=false