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Stigmata: Nun with Stigmata

Stigmata: Nun with Stigmata

Stigmata: Nun with Stigmata

There have been many people throughout the ages who claim to suffer the stigmata - the wounds Christ suffered at the crucifixion - that spontaneously and mysteriously appear on their hands, feet or head. In the 1950s, Sister Elena Ajello of Calabrai, Italy was one such person.

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