Case file · Haunting
The Curé of Ars and the 'Grappin'
From about 1824 to 1858, Jean-Marie Vianney, the Curé of Ars, reported nightly assaults by a devil he called 'le grappin': banging, voices, his bed curtains torn and once his bed set on fire.
1824 CE · 45.99, 4.82 · status: account
The account
Parishioners and visiting priests said they heard the noises. Vianney became a saint and the patron of parish priests.
The sceptical view
Sources are hagiographical; the curé slept little and fasted severely.