Father Gabriele Amorth

Father Gabriele Amorth (1925-2016), the most famous Italian exorcist, was ordained a priest in 1954. In 1985, he became an exorcist for the Diocese of Rome, a ministry he practised until he died. In 1990, he founded the International Association of Exorcists, of which he was president until 2000. He wrote more than thirty books in Italian, many of which have been translated into other languages.