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  1. Apr 5, 2022 · Stigmata are the appearance of the wounds of Jesus Christ on a person’s body. Some stigmata include representations of the wounds on Christ’s back caused by the scourging and/or the head wounds caused by the crown of thorns.

  2. Stigmata are wounds appearing on a person's body which are apparently without natural cause, and which mimic the wounds or sufferings of Christ at the crucifixion.

  3. Jun 23, 2000 · The word “marks” is the Greek word stigma. A stigma was a permanent brand, tattoo, or mark burnt into the skin. Paul carried a brand around like a cow or a slave.

  4. When translated there are different ways in which the word stigmata is translated and yet all are correct: the Stigmata, the marks, the scars, the brandings, branded on my body, brands and wounds. There are many ways to look at what the Stigmata signify.

  5. Oct 12, 2024 · stigmata, in Christian mysticism, bodily marks, scars, or pains corresponding to those of the crucified Jesus Christ —that is, on the hands, on the feet, near the heart, and sometimes on the head (from the crown of thorns) or shoulders and back (from carrying the cross and scourging).

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  6. Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires.

  7. Paul was the first one who used it in connection with Jesus. He wrote in Galatians 6:17: "I bear on my body the marks of Jesus." Anyone who has these marks is known as a stigmatic or stigmatist. The first known stigmatic was St. Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan order.

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