Martha Brossier

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Martha (or Marthe) Brossier (1556 – after 1600) was a French woman, known for claiming demonic possession at the age of 22. According to Augustin Calmet, Martha was the daughter of a weaver in Romorantin who claimed to have been demonically possessed, drawing considerable notoriety. The case was interpreted as a fraud by Charles Miron, bishop of either the Diocese of Angers or the Diocese of Orléans.

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