what case of stigmata was accepted by the church?

Question

i know there was one. i think it was bishop john or something like that. but i cant remember. any of you remember?

Answer 1

Dr. Imbert counts 321 stigmatics in whom there is every reason to believe in a Divine action.

None are known prior to the thirteenth century. The first mentioned is St. Francis of Assisi, in whom the stigmata were of a character never seen subsequently; in the wounds of feet and hands were excrescences of flesh representing nails, those on one side having round back heads, those on the other having rather long points, which bent back and grasped the skin. The saint's humility could not prevent a great many of his brethren beholding with their own eyes the existence of these wonderful wounds during his lifetime as well as after his death. The fact is attested by a number of contemporary historians, and the feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis is kept on 17 September.

There are 62 saints or blessed of both sexes of whom the best known (numbering twenty-six) were:

St. Francis of Assisi (1186-1226);
St. Lutgarde (1182-1246), a Cistercian;
St. Margaret of Cortona (1247-97);
St. Gertrude (1256-1302), a Benedictine;
St. Clare of Montefalco (1268-1308), an Augustinian;
Bl. Angela of Foligno (d. 1309), Franciscan tertiary;
St. Catherine of Siena (1347-80), Dominican tertiary;
St. Lidwine (1380-1433);
St. Frances of Rome (1384-1440);
St. Colette (1380-1447), Franciscan;
St. Rita of Cassia (1386-1456), Augustinian;
Bl. Osanna of Mantua (1499-1505), Dominican tertiary;
St. Catherine of Genoa (1447-1510), Franciscan tertiary;
Bl. Baptista Varani (1458-1524), Poor Clare;
Bl. Lucy of Narni (1476-1547), Dominican tertiary;
Bl. Catherine of Racconigi (1486-1547), Dominican;
St. John of God (1495-1550), founder of the Order of Charity;
St. Catherine de' Ricci (1522-89), Dominican;
St. Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi (1566-1607), Carmelite;
Bl. Marie de l'Incarnation (1566-1618), Carmelite;
Bl. Mary Anne of Jesus (1557-1620), Franciscan tertiary;
Bl. Carlo of Sezze (d. 1670), Franciscan;
Blessed Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-90), Visitandine (who had only the crown of thorns);
St. Veronica Giuliani (1600-1727), Capuchiness;
St. Mary Frances of the Five Wounds (1715-91), Franciscan tertiary.

There were 20 stigmatics in the nineteenth century. The most famous were:

Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824), Augustinian;
Elizabeth Canori Mora (1774-1825), Trinitarian tertiary;
Anna Maria Taïgi (1769-1837);
Maria Dominica Lazzari (1815-48);
Marie de Moerl (1812-68) and Louise Lateau (1850-83), Franciscan tertiaries.

Physicians do not succeed in curing these wounds with remedies.
On the other hand, unlike natural wounds of a certain duration, those of stigmatics do not give forth a fetid odour. To this there is known but one exception: St. Rita of Cassia had received on her brow a supernatural wound produced by a thorn detached from the crown of the crucifix. Though this emitted an unbearable odour, there was never any suppuration or morbid alteration of the tissues.
Sometimes these wounds give forth perfumes, for example those of Juana of the Cross, Franciscan prioress of Toledo, and Bl. Lucy of Narni.

Answer 2

Stigmata are physically marks, sores, or sensations of soreness in places akin to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus. The time period originates from the road on the finish of Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians in which he says, "I endure on my frame the stígmata of Jesus" - stigmata is the plural of the Greek phrase ??????, stígma, a mark or manufacturer equivalent to could were used for identity of an animal or slave. An character bearing stigmata is known as a stigmatic. The motives of stigmata might differ from case to case, although supernatural motives have certainly not been demonstrated. Stigmata are chiefly related to the Roman Catholic religion. Many said stigmatics are participants of Catholic devout orders. The majority of said stigmatics are feminine.

Answer 3

There is a person that lives in Michigan's UP that is an accepted stigmatist, and though I can't remember his name now, my school chaplain is good friends with him. Let me know if you want me to get the name and address from him.

There was also an Italian dude named Padre Pio that had the stigmata something awful... he bled about 90% of his blood volume daily, as I recall.

Answer 4

Saint Francis of Assisi, I think, was the first one accepted.

Answer 5

St. Francis of Assisi and St. Padre Pio. Padre Pio's case is very interesting. He was also able to bi-locate and his face was seen by pilots who were going to bomb his village durning WWII. They saw him in the air in front of their plane and left the area.

To the person above me with knowledge of someone in the UP of MI. Please contact me by e-mail. Thanks.

Answer 6

Saint Francis was the first, but there are many, many, now