Matteuccia di Francesco: The Woman Who Could Fly

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Imagine one day your local pharmacist is arrested and accused of drinking the blood of infants and flying on the back of a goat to an orgy involving the devil. From the 14th through the 18th century, there were some wild superstitions about witches. The first witch to confess to riding a broom was a man: Guillaume Edelin. But it was Matteuccia di Francesco who was the first accused and tried for flying. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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There were some wild superstitions about witches when Matteuccia di Francesco was accused of practicing dark arts. She was a wise woman -- a healer -- who, one day accused of drinking the blood of infants and flying on the back of a goat to an orgy involving the devil. She was executed for it.

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