Born
1150
Died
1224
Nationality
Belgian
Events involving St. Christina the Astonishing (24)
1182
ID: 151
St. Christina the Astonishing dies during Mass, resurrects at her funeral, flies to church rafters - repelled by odor of sin on human bodies
ID: 151
1182
ID: 152
Christina describes journey after death - shown purgatory, hell, heaven; Christ offers choice: stay in heaven or return to suffer for souls in purgatory
ID: 152
1183
ID: 153
Christina flees to wilderness, lives in trees like bird - miraculously lactates from virgin breasts to survive nine weeks without food
ID: 153
1185
ID: 154
Christina walks through deep Meuse River unharmed after receiving Communion - priests watch her emerge dry on opposite bank
ID: 154
1186
ID: 155
Christina enters bread ovens while baking, screams in agony but emerges unburned - suffering purgatorial pains for souls
ID: 155
1187
ID: 156
Christina remains underwater in frozen Meuse for six days - priest commands her return in Christ's name
ID: 156
1187
ID: 164
October 2, 1187
Christina rejoices wildly knowing Jerusalem falls to Saladin - says Christ celebrates souls to be saved through reconquest attempts
ID: 164
1188
ID: 157
Christina hangs herself on gallows with thieves for days, bends limbs on torture wheels - body unharmed despite torments
ID: 157
1189
ID: 158
Christina pursued by dogs through thorns until body drenched in blood - washing reveals no wounds, blood miraculously replenished
ID: 158
1190
ID: 159
Christina curls into ball like warm wax during prayer, body becomes unrecognizable sphere - springs back to shape after ecstasy
ID: 159
1192
ID: 160
Christina's virgin breasts flow with clear oil when imprisoned - uses it to season bread and heal festering wounds from chains
ID: 160
1195
ID: 161
Christina plunges into baptismal font at Wellen - thereafter can better tolerate human odors and live among people
ID: 161
1200
ID: 162
Christina knows fate of dying souls - writhes in agony for damned, dances with joy for saved; townspeople read deaths' outcomes in her reactions
ID: 162
1210
ID: 165
Christina spins like top in ecstasy, then angelic melody sounds between throat and chest - no breath from mouth or nose
ID: 165
1212
ID: 166
Illiterate Christina demonstrates perfect Latin knowledge and Scripture understanding at Looz - stays nine years with recluse Yvette
ID: 166
1213
ID: 163
Christina cries 'I see air filled with swords and blood!' - Battle of Steppes occurs same day with hundreds slain
ID: 163
1215
ID: 167
Count Louis of Looz calls Christina 'mother,' rises to meet her - she rebukes his injustices with maternal authority
ID: 167
1217
ID: 168
Christina warns Count Louis at Looz palace: 'One who treats you as friend reaches out hand to betray you' - later confirmed
ID: 168
1218
ID: 169
Count Louis dies after confessing all sins since age 11 to Christina - she shares half his purgatorial punishments
ID: 169
1223
ID: 170
Christina reveals almost all humanity corrupt in spilling of seed - God's wrath will fall on Christendom
ID: 170
1224
ID: 171
July 24, 1224
Christina dies, Sister Beatrice commands her return in Christ's name - Christina resurrects, answers question, dies third and final time
ID: 171
1231
ID: 172
Christina's tomb opened after seven years - sweet fragrance fills all present, healing graces conferred on faithful
ID: 172
1232
ID: 173
Thomas de Cantimpré writes Life of Christina the Astonishing - eight years after her death, based on eyewitness testimonies
ID: 173
1249
ID: 174
Mysterious woman in white commands moving Christina's neglected body - vanishes like angel Raphael; bones moved to altar, healing miracles follow
ID: 174