Franciscan Mystics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781522875994)

Among the many Catholic orders, Franciscans have proportionally reported higher ratios of stigmata and have claimed proportionally higher ratios of visions of Jesus and Mary. Saint Francis of Assisi himself was one of the very first reported cases of stigmata, and perhaps the most famous stigmatic of modern times is Saint Padre Pio, a Capuchin, who also reported visions of Jesus and Mary. Pio's stigmata persisted for over fifty years and he was examined by numerous physicians in the 20th century, who confirmed the existence of the wounds, but none of whom could produce a medical explanation for the fact that his bleeding wounds would never get infected.

Author: Quentin Guillory
ISBN-10: 1522875999
ISBN-13: 9781522875994
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/22/2015
Pages: 146
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.31d