are their any known modern cases of people carrying the marks of "The Stigmata"?

Question

any people who are presently living (march 2007) who carry the markings.

Answer 1

no, it has always been a hoax

Answer 2

A Canadian named Lilian Bernas began claiming to have the stigmata since 1992.

Investigative Files
The Stigmata of Lilian Bernas
http://www.csicop.org/si/2004-03/i-files.html

Btw, did you know that Padre Pio is now Saint Pio of Pietrelcina? Yes, he was canonized a Saint.

Answer 3

stigmata

In Christian mysticism, bodily marks, scars, or pains suffered in places corresponding to those of the crucified Jesus — on the hands and feet, near the heart, and sometimes on the head (from the crown of thorns) or shoulders and back (from carrying the cross and being whipped). They are often presumed to accompany religious ecstasy and are taken as signs of holiness. The first to experience stigmata was St. Francis of Assisi (1224). Of the more than 330 persons identified with stigmata since the 14th century, more than 60 were canonized or beatified by the Roman Catholic church (see canonization).

nobody that i know of

Answer 4

http://paranormal.about.com/od/stigmata/index_r.htm

Mario Martinez follows the trail of blood to one of the biggest mysteries in religion — the human capacity to produce stigmata, the "wounds of Christ" on the hands, feet and forehead.

Martinez is a Nashville-based clinical psychologist who has traveled the world investigating stigmata claims. He was featured last week on the National Geographic Channel examining the crucifix-like wounds of a 53-year-old Catholic woman in Mexico City.

On the program "Is it Real? Stigmata," the bloody shape of a cross is visible on her forehead. Martinez's interrogation convinces him it's not fraud, self-mutilation or hysteria, the usual explanations. Blood samples confirm it's hers. He's impressed by her spirituality and humility.

"As a scientist, I rule out possibilities," he says. "But I stay open. If I come in and say I believe this or refuse to believe that, I introduce a bias."

Debunkers say stigmatics are faking it, perhaps by using chemical compounds or cutting themselves. There are approximately 30 stigmata claims in the world at any time. But the most intriguing cases, like the Mexico City woman, leave Martinez saying, "I believe that she believes it."

Martinez, who grew up Roman Catholic in Miami, says he can't prove stigmata signify divine intervention, but they suggest the ability of rare individuals to identify with Jesus by suffering like him.

"I don't think Christ picks and chooses people to suffer," Martinez says. "Christ opens people to all possibilities of finding him."

Martinez has a larger mission than the paranormal. He thinks the stigmata phenomenon points to a deeper psycho-spiritual truth — the power of mind and belief to affect the body, for better or worse, and our ability to improve health by understanding the "mind-body code."

"We have the ability to do incredible things. I'm interested in how thoughts, emotions and beliefs affect the immune system. If the mind can wound or micromanage the body, it can also heal."

Answer 5

Yes, there certainly is at least one such person. His name is Jesus. That would be Jesus Lopez, the clumsiest carpenter on the island of Puerto Rico. Since the advent of the nail-gun he's drilled his hands a record 5 times, forcing his wife to outfit him with a metallic athletic support - just in case.

Answer 6

The most recent that I know of is Padre Pio who died in 1968. Before that, that I know about, was St. Gemma. She died in 1903. Both very awesome people.

God bless,
Stanbo

Answer 7

What do you consider modern? Look up Padre Pio. He is an 20th Century example.
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Answer 8

there is someone over in Italy . contact www.spiritdaily.com I just read about him a few weeks ago. I think in area of Fr. Padre Pio and I think it happens to this man during lent.

Answer 9

Yes

Answer 10

I know of Father Pio in Italy, but he is no longer living.

Answer 11

Padre Pio did, but he's dead now. He died in 1968.