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How can invisible stigmata be described to non-believers?

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Invisible stigmata can only be described as felt since they are not visible to the eye. They are received in the body while the saint is in rapture and are felt to pierce the extremities in a fiery piercing of the hands, feet, side and head. However, not all the extremities are necessarily pierced. read more

Reported cases of Stigmata take various forms. Many show some or all of the five Holy Wounds that were, according to the Bible, inflicted on Jesus during his crucifixion: wounds in the wrists and feet, from nails, and in the side, from a lance. read more

Within Stigmata, there are two important kinds: visible and invisible. Visible stigmata is stigmata which is present and can be seen in the form of wounds. Invisible stigmata is stigmata which does not show physical signs, but gives the pain and suffering associated with Christ's afflictions. read more

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