Events Tagged: "wounds"

Christina pursued by dogs through thorns until body drenched in blood - washing reveals no wounds, blood miraculously replenished

St. Angela of Foligno: Christ appears during Mass - 'I did not love you in jest. Look at Me and see if there is any part of Me that does not proclaim love for you' - Christ shows wounds: 'These I bore for you. I suffered all this because I loved you with an excessive love'

Richard Rolle dies - hermit mystic wrote 'Fire of Love' about physical heat felt in contemplation

St. Teresa of Ávila - First vision of Christ - Christ appears wounded: 'Do not be afraid, My daughter, I am here and I will not abandon you' - 'The beauty of His hands is beyond description'

Zinzendorf's 'Blood and Wounds' theology period begins - extreme focus on Christ's wounds with 17 daily meditation periods