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Stigmata Tattoos - Stigmata tattoo designs are a unique expression of religious faith and a potent reminder of the suffering endured by Jesus Christ to save man from everlasting sin.

Today we understand the word to refer to the appearance of wounds or scars on the body of a living person, which correspond to the wounds of the crucified Christ. Saint Francis of Assisi may be the most celebrated 'stigmatic' but he's not the first. In 1224, after a vision of an angel carrying an image of the crucifixion, he experienced sharp pains in his body, and discovered that he bore the five marks resembling those on Jesus' hands, feet and side.

One of the most recent accounts was the now-canonized Italian priest, Padre Pio (Francesco Forgione), who, in 1918, suffered the five wounds. Doctors examining his body after his death found it to be without a drop of blood, and all the wounds healed without a trace. The phenomenon of the Stigmata continues today, yet no satisfactory natural explanation has been found for its occurrence.

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