reincarnate
verb (used with object)
to give another body to; incarnate again.
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
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It was in 1770 that the "Shakers" believed Christ to have reincarnated in the body of Anne Lee, the daughter of a Manchester blacksmith.
From Modern Saints and Seers by Evan Marrett