Stigmata in the context of "St. Francis of Assisi"

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⭐ Core Definition: Stigmata

Stigmata (Ancient Greek: στίγματα, plural of στίγμα stigma, 'mark, spot, brand'), in Catholicism, are bodily wounds, scars and pain which appear in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ: the hands, wrists, feet, near the heart, the head (from the crown of thorns), and back (from carrying the cross and scourging).

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. Stigmatics are primarily a Roman Catholic phenomenon; the Eastern Orthodox Church professes no official view on them.

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Stigmata in the context of Francis of Assisi

Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. Inspired to lead a Christian life of poverty, he became a beggar and an itinerant preacher.

One of the most venerated figures in Christianity, Francis was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 16 July 1228. He is commonly portrayed wearing a brown habit with a rope tied around his waist, featuring three knots symbolizing the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

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Stigmata in the context of Odor of sanctity

The odour of sanctity, according to both the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, is commonly understood to mean a specific scent (often compared to flowers) that emanates from the bodies of saints, especially from the wounds of stigmata. These saints are called myroblytes while the exudation itself is referred to as myroblysia or myroblytism.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Francis of Assisi ← Odor of sanctity ← Saint Francis of Assisi ← St. Francis of Assisi
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Order of Saint Francis → Lienz → Austria → Catherine of Siena → Il Sodoma → Alsace, France → Ancient Greek language → Roman Catholicism → Crucifixion of Jesus → Five Holy Wounds → Jesus in Christianity → St. Francis of Assisi → Padre Pio → Order of Friars Minor Capuchin → Eastern Orthodox Church →