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      • St. Francis of Assisi is widely considered the first recorded stigmatic in Christian history. In 1224, two years before his death, he embarked on a journey to Mount La Verna for a forty-day fast.
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  2. 5 days ago · Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), the first woman Doctor of the Church, would be blessed with the stigmata, but her wounds would remain invisible to all others until after her death. Also, St. Lutgardis (1182-1246), a Benedictine nun, bled from her head as if she, too, wore the crown of Jesus.

  3. 4 days ago · There is debate over who was the first stigmatist in history. It is typically assumed that St. Francis was the first. He received the stigmata 800 years ago, on Sept. 17, 1224.

  4. Nov 18, 2011 · HISTORY. The Mystery of the Five Wounds. The first case of stigmata—the appearance of marks or actual wounds like those Christ received during the Crucifixion—was recorded in 1224. Mike Dash....

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    St. Francis of Assisi is widely considered the first recorded stigmatic. For over fifty years, St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin reported stigmata which were studied by several 20th-century physicians.

  6. Oct 12, 2024 · The first example of the alleged miraculous infliction of stigmata occurred in St. Francis of Assisi. While in his cell on Mount Alverno in 1224, pondering on the sufferings of Christ, Francis was purportedly visited by a seraph who produced upon his body the five wounds of Christ.

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  7. Sep 21, 2024 · There is debate over who was the first stigmatist in history. It is typically assumed that St. Francis was the first. He received the stigmata 800 years ago, on Sept. 17, 1224.

  8. Oct 4, 2017 · St. Francis of Assisi. One of the earliest persons recorded to receive the stigmata, Francis was marked with the holy wounds of Christ after making a special 40-day retreat on Mount La...

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