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6 STIGMATIC SAINTS
Stigmata is known as the spontaneous appearance of the wound marks of our crucified Lord on a person's body. These marks include the nail wounds at the feet and the hands, the lance wound at the side, the head wounds from the crown of thorns, and the scourge marks over the entire body, particularly the back. A person suffering from the stigmata is referred to as stigmatic. Such person may have one, several, or all of these wound marks. Moreover, they may be visible or invisible, and they may be permanent, periodic, or temporary in appearance. In Saint Catherine's case, she received invisible stigmata. She felt the pain but no visible wounds.
There are several stigmatic saints recorded by the Church. To know more about some of the reported stigmatic saints and the types of stigmata they possessed, you may refer to the prepared infograph under this post. The infograph highlights only six notable of the several stigmatic saints: Saints Catherine of Siena, Francis of Assisi, Padre Pio of Pietrelcina, Rita of Cascia, Veronica Giuliani, and Gemma Calgani.
To know more about stigmata and stigmatic, you may read the contents of the sources provided in this caption. This is just a shortlist of stigmatic Saints, there are many others.
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Sources:
[1] Aleteia | 5 Saints who received the stigmata, and what it felt like when they got the wounds
[2] Catholic Education Resource Center (CERC) | What is the Stigmata?
[3] ChurchPOP | 6 Saints Who Received the Mysterious Gift of Stigmata.
Which stigmatic saints would you like to add on the list?
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