# 1345 “The Flying Saint: Did the Church Witness Levitation… or Bury the Truth?”

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Podcast: [Richard Syrett's Strange Planet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/richard-syrett-s-strange-planet-900687)
Published: 2026-04-13T18:47:00+00:00
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