Francesco Racanelli (1904–1978) was an Italian doctor,
pranotherapist and writer,
[ and the originator of an unconventional therapy that he called in or "bio-radiant medicine".
]
Biography
Francesco Racanelli was born in 1904 in Sannicandro di Bari Sannicandro is the name of two towns in the south-east Italian region of Apulia, and of the municipalities named after them:
* Sannicandro di Bari, in the Province of Bari
* Sannicandro Garganico (today San Nicandro Garganico), in the Provinc ...
, Puglia
Apulia ( ), also known by its Italian language, Italian name Puglia (), is a Regions of Italy, region of Italy, located in the Southern Italy, southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Ot ...
, Italy.[Scheda di autorità. SBN = IT\ICCU\SBLV\014309]
(in Italian). ''Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo Unico delle biblioteche italiane e per le informazioni bibliografiche'' 2010. Accessed June 2013. He believed that he possessed a gift which, much later in his life, he called "bio-radiant energy", and that there was a "vital fluid" which "emanated" from "particularly gifted people". He began to practice on people. As a result, he was prosecuted for the illegal practice of medicine. To avoid further legal problems, he studied medicine and qualified as a doctor. He worked as a healer and lecturer in Florence. He treated wounded people in Florence during the Liberation of Italy.
Francesco Racanelli died in Orbetello, in 1978.
Bibliography
Francesco Racanelli wrote several books, some of which were translated into French and German. They include:
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* French translation 1951.
* German translation 1951.
* Nine stories, 1945–1975.
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References
1904 births
1978 deaths
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