Valentine Greatrakes

Valentine Greatrakes
Greatrakes exercising his power of faith healing
Born14 February 1628 (1628-02-14)
Died28 November 1682 (1682-11-29) (aged 54)

Valentine Greatrakes (14 February 1628 – 28 November 1682), also known as "Greatorex" or "The Stroker", was an Irish faith healer who toured England in 1666, claiming to cure people by the laying on of hands.

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