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Stigmata of Francis of Assisi

In September 1224 on Mount La Verna, Francis of Assisi had a vision of a seraph and afterwards bore wounds like Christ's on hands, feet and side, the first widely reported stigmata.

1224 CE · 43.71, 11.93 · status: account

The sceptical view

Brother Elias announced the wounds after Francis's death in 1226; there are no medical records.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Stigmata
  2. Wikipedia: La Verna
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