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Petrache Lupu

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Petrache Lupu
Lupu (left) in 1935
Born
Petrache Lupu

(1907-10-12)October 12, 1907
Maglavit, Dolj
DiedDecember 14, 1994(1994-12-14) (aged 87)
Maglavit, Dolj
NationalityRomanian
Other namesPetre Lupu
Occupationshepherd
Known fordivine visions

Petrache Lupu (born 12 October 1907, Maglavit, Dolj, Romania - died December 14, 1994, Maglavit, Dolj, Romania) was a shepherd from Maglavit commune, who claimed to have had divine visions. In 1935 a mass phenomenon began, with Maglavit becoming a Christian pilgrimage place for crowds of people. The Maglavit Monastery is built in the area.

Lupu stated that he saw God hovering above the earth, who urged him to tell others to repent, honour the Lord's Day, as well as fast on Wednesdays and Fridays.[1] Lupu erected a Christian cross where the apparition took place; it soon became a place of Christian pilgrimage, with the fountain water being said to be miraculous.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Carciga, Dragoş. "Maglavit - miracol sau escrocherie?". Historia. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
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