Lisbetta Isacsdotter (1733–1767), was a

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ecstatic preacher, known as the Solvarf Angel.Karin Johannisson,
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' She was a

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girl who experienced a

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in 1750, and having regained consciousness, started to preach. Between 1750 and 1762, Lisbetta Isacsdotter preached to a growing crowd of pilgrims, who came from far away to the

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of her parents. She claimed to be channelling angels, preached in a babbling voice, and her mother claimed she lived only on a spoon of

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each day. She became famous in her day. In 1762, she was investigated by the authorities and she and her parents were punished for

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. In 1765, she was taken to an asylum.

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1733 births 1767 deaths 18th-century Swedish people 18th-century religious leaders Swedish religious leaders Female religious leaders Swedish Charismatics Age of Liberty people 18th-century Swedish farmers {{Sweden-bio-stub