Celebrities who "sold his soul to the devil

It is said that Pope Sylvester II exchanged their spirit with Satan. In return, Lucifer would have given an intelligence superior to that of most mortals
 By: Mario Enrique Sánchez
In literature, the character of Faust, created by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, is remembered for having given his soul to Mephistopheles, to whom he gave up his spirit in exchange for wisdom. In real life, there are numerous legends that recount instances of this style.
Some of them claim that several famous figures made pacts with creatures of the underworld with the aim of achieving a wish. According to a compilation by the website ListVerse.com, the act of "selling his soul to the devil" was carried out by Pope Sylvester II, violinist Giuseppe Tartini and General Jonathan Moulton, among others.
In this way, they found the easiest way to satisfy their ambitions, said the online publication World. We present their cases and other celebrities may also appealed to the pact called Mephistopheles.
St. Theophilus of Adana. He lived as a priest in the sixteenth century. Several people close to him claimed that he gave his soul to Satan in exchange for it put him in good stead church.
To earn his position as bishop, had to renounce Christ and the Virgin Mary. It says it has signed a contract with their blood to enforce treatment. However, soon repented and apologized to the "Holy Mother", who appeared to help him escape the clutches of the devil.

 Robert Johnson. Nicknamed "The King of the Delta Blues", was recognized for his ability to play the guitar in the early twentieth century. His music has inspired interpreters. It is said that the black honed his technique through a pact with the devil.
The musician has given her soul in exchange to become a prodigious guitarist. Johnson died in unusual conditions. He was allegedly poisoned by a woman who offered her a drink of whiskey. But also that Satan took with him while on a trip on the road. His death certificate was issued in 1938. No autopsy was performed on his body.

 Henry Cornelius Agrippa. He excelled as a writer, philosopher and alchemist in Germany. According to several historians, feminist thinking was ahead of his time. De occulta philosophia libri tres is your main work. Printed in 1531, she gathered all the medieval knowledge of magic and astrology of his time.
Legend has it that on his deathbed, the thinker invoked several beings of darkness, who demonstrated in different ways. Before his death, Cornelius witnessed a black dog that seemed to possess the soul of a family member. The passage inspired by Goethe in one of his works.

 General Jonathan Moulton. Belonged to the ranks of the army of New England in the eighteenth century. He fought in King George's War and the war against India in 1749. He became one of the richest men of his time. People began to question how he got his funds to build mansions and buy goods millionaires. It is rumored that in exchange for his soul, a being possessed placed in their boots gold coins once a month.
The legend also tells that Moulton would have a hole in his shoes, which gave a hole in the basement. Thanks to this, the evil spirit had put thousands to complete. The trick was discovered and when the General died, his body disappeared from the coffin and was replaced by a box of coins engraved with the image of the devil.
Gilles de Rais. He is remembered for being a serial murderer noble French XV century, who fought in the Hundred Years War with Joan of Arc. He was considered intelligent, courageous and very attractive. Also, enjoyed great economic wealth, which took him to live with excesses.
That these abuses were quickly led him into bankruptcy. A mysterious encounter with a man gave the solution to their problems. To recover his money, was killing and raping hundreds of children in the name of a demon called "Baron." Rais was arrested and executed for his heinous crimes.
Pope Sylvester II. It was the first French religious figure to assume this role. He is remembered as a man with an intellect superior to people of his time. He is the inventor of the hydraulic organ, and provided input for the clock. Arabic numbers also led to Western Europe.
Liked mathematics, astronomy and mechanics. At his death, rumors about the origin of his great intelligence. It was said that she would have been the result of a "Faustian bargain" by which the priest would have had infinite wisdom in exchange for his soul.

 Giuseppe Tartini. During the Baroque period, was one of the greatest Italian violinists. His technique was unique in the eighteenth century. He wrote some 400 works. Of these highlights a number of sonatas.
His most notable song is "Devil's Trill," which was created after receiving a visit from Lucifer in a dream. Satan took the violin and started playing this song, which stole the breath Tartini. After waking, Tartini wrote down the notes to mimic what he heard in his hallucination.
Itzhak Perlman playing "Devil's Trill"