CATH 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Seraph, La Verna, Mystikos
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In roman times a stigma was an actually physical mark as a sign of disgrace think cain, the son of adam. Francis was the first saint to receive the stigmata. He received them on the mount of la verna, accompanied by two of his brothers. He asked him to show him he was as good as folks said he was. He brought about water from a rock for the peasant to drink by pointing at it, and even got off his donkey for the peasant to ride instead. Francis doubled his fasting and prayers before the festival of the elevation of the. At the time of the stigmata, birds greeted him with song. Brothers had come up with him but he went off alone. A seraph flew to him and in the center of the vision appeared a cross, and the seraph was nailed upon it.
