What Does “Stigmata” Mean in the Bible?
Wounds like those of Jesus on the cross, which appeared on some saints, like Saint Francis of Assisi.
A detail
- In the Bible: Saint Paul says that he bears in his body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
Where it appears in the Bible
Galatians 6:17
What the Bible says
Galatians 6:17
From henceforth let no man be troublesome to me; for I bear the marks of the Lord Jesus in my body.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “estigma”; Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “Mystical Stigmata”