stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi

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The stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi refers to the miraculous appearance of Christ-like wounds on Francis’s body, traditionally regarded as the first recorded instance of such marks in Christian history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic devotion
event in the life of Francis of Assisi
miracle (Catholicism)
religious phenomenon
associatedConcept imitation of Christ
mystical union with Christ’s Passion
associatedWithMovement Franciscan movement NERFINISHED
associatedWithOrder Order of Friars Minor NERFINISHED
category stigmata
century 13th century
commemoratedOn September 17
consideredBy Catholic tradition as authentic miracle
country Italy
date 1224
describedAs first recorded instance of stigmata in Christian history
miraculous appearance of Christ-like wounds
documentedBy Bonaventure NERFINISHED
Thomas of Celano NERFINISHED
documentedIn First Life of Saint Francis NERFINISHED
Legenda Maior NERFINISHED
hasCanonicalStatus accepted in official Franciscan legends
hasMainSubject Francis of Assisi NERFINISHED
Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
hasWoundType marks resembling those of the Crucifixion
nail wounds in feet
nail wounds in hands
wound in the side
iconographicAttributeOf Francis of Assisi NERFINISHED
influenced iconography of Saint Francis
later accounts of stigmatics
inspiredDevotion Franciscan spirituality of suffering and imitation of Christ
devotion to the Passion of Christ
languageOfEarliestAccounts Latin
liturgicalFeast Feast of the Impression of the Stigmata of Saint Francis NERFINISHED
location Mount La Verna NERFINISHED
Tuscany NERFINISHED
precedentFor later cases of stigmata in Christian mysticism
recognizedBy Catholic Church NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
representedInWork El Greco’s paintings of Saint Francis
Giotto’s frescoes in the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi NERFINISHED
themeIn Christian hagiography
medieval religious art
visionInvolved crucified Christ NERFINISHED
seraphic Christ
witnessedBy early Franciscan companions

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Mount La Verna commemorates stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi
subject surface form: Chapel of the Stigmata