global-musings:Anna Bondaruk a Szeptunka from the village of Rutka prays at her home. Bondaruk claim
global-musings:Anna Bondaruk a Szeptunka from the village of Rutka prays at her home. Bondaruk claims to have a personal connection with Mary and sees villagers throughout the day for healing.Location: Podlasie Province, PolandPhotographer: Diana MarkosianIn remote northeastern Poland there lives a group of elderly Orthodox devotees who are said to possess special powers. They can heal the sick, cast out demons — even still a foe’s heart. Living at a mystical crossroad of Christian faith and folkloric superstition, they consider themselves members of the church, though the church does not. They are called “Whisperers or Szeptun in Polish. -- source link
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