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  1. 4 days ago · From St. Paul to St. Francis is a long leap of more than 1,000 years. But since Francis in the 13th century, there have been several prominent stigmatists throughout history, who in every age astounded the faithful with their extraordinary Christian witness. How many stigmatists have existed since the time of Christ? Truly, only God knows.

  2. 5 days ago · Around 85 percent of stigmatists have been women. This number might be a bit dated (it’s hard to find up-to-date statistics on this sort of thing), but according to a study in the early 20th century, out of 321 known stigmatists from the 13th century until then, only 41 were men.

  3. Sep 21, 2024 · Perhaps the best we can say is that there seem to have been hundreds of cases since the time of St. Francis, probably about 400 to 500. Interestingly, though the two most famous cases are men, Francis and Padre Pio, the vast majority of stigmatists (nearly 90%) have been women.

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  4. Sep 3, 2024 · Interestingly, though the two most famous cases are men, Francis and Padre Pio, the vast majority of stigmatists (nearly 90%) have been women. Nearly all have been Catholic. And among countries,...

  5. May 11, 2018 · The first documented case of stigmata – a holy person bearing wounds of Christ in their bodies – in the United States was Marie Rose Ferron, known by many as “Little Rose.” She was born on May 24, 1902, in St. Germain de Grantham in Quebec, Canada, into a pious Catholic family who moved to Fall River, Massachusetts, when Rose was three.

  6. 5 days ago · When Jesus himself tells us to take up our cross and follow him, we shouldn’t exactly be surprised when we find ourselves wounded as he was. May all the stigmatists pray for us! Kevin Di Camillo is a fourth-generation member of his family’s Di Camillo Bakery, in Niagara Falls, New York.

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  8. Oct 16, 2024 · In his new book, The Stigmatists: Their Gifts, Their Revelations, Their Warnings, Paul Kengor gives a historical overview of the phenomenon of the stigmata, focusing especially on one thing many...

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