Used technically in some Christian groups and traditions to refer to the miraculous appearance on a living believer of wounds like those attributed to Jesus (especially nail imprints in the hands).
Appearances of marks or wounds that resembles those wounds of Christ
the presence of wounds on a person's body (usually a woman) in the places where Jesus is believed to have been injured at his crucifixion. Wound's usually appear on the palms of the person even though during his crucifixion, Jesus was either pierced through his wrists or his arms were tied to the crossbar.
Mysterious wounds found in the hands, feet, and sides of devoutly religious persons, mirroring the wounds of Christ during the Crucifixion.
marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ
a physical sign, on someone's body, of the wounds and bleeding associated with the suffering of Christ
the wounds of Christ at the crucifixion; St Francis of Assisi was the first to claim to have miraculously received the stigmata
Persons have been observed periodically bleeding from points on their bodies corresponding to the wounds of the Crucifixtion. Although the physiological mechanisms which produce this effect are not understood, it is apparently and externalization of religious fervor. Stigmata has been thought to be an indication of sanctity. St. Francis of Assisi was said to have displayed the stigmatic bleeding, and the best documented case is that of Padre Pio (b. 1887, d. 1968).
A term used to describe the sudden appearance of wounds or markings on a person's body.
The wounds that Christ received during the Passion and Crucifixion
Marks on one's body resembling crucifixion wounds, bleeding from these points simulating the wounds of Jesus the Christ.
Unexplained markings on a person's body that correspond to the wounds of Christ.
says Prof.Richet-----"may and do often appear on hysterical persons, bearingpredetermined forms and shapes, under the influence either of astrong moral emotion, or of religious delirium. These are facts whichhave been thoroughly and scientifically established, and they onlyprove the power of the action of the brain upon the circulatoryprocesses and upon the trophism of the skin." See STIGMATA.
Unexplained bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain corresponding in location to the crucifixion wounds of Christ.
Stigmata are wounds or marks resembling those received by Jesus from the nails, spear, and crown of thorns during his passion and crucifixion. Some have claimed that these have miraculously appeared on various people, statues, and paintings.
Stigmata are bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus. The term originates from the line at the end of Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians where he says, "I bear on my body the marks of Jesus", with "marks" in the Latin Vulgate rendered as "stigmata". An individual bearing stigmata is referred to as a stigmatic.
Stigmata is a controversial film directed by Rupert Wainwright that premiered on September 10, 1999. It follows the conflict between Frankie, an atheist Pittsburgh hairdresser played by Patricia Arquette who exhibits true stigmata and Father Andrew Kiernan (played by Gabriel Byrne), a former scientist and ordained Jesuit priest who, as part of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints, investigates miracles for the Vatican. Kiernan soon discovers that the stigmata stems from the spirit of Father Paul Alameida; a deeply religious priest who was ex-communicated from the Catholic Church for his discovery of a lost Gospel undermining the very foundations of Catholicism.
