stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi

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Catholic devotion event in the life of Francis of Assisi miracle (Catholicism) religious phenomenon

The stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi refers to the miraculous appearance of Christ-like wounds on Francis’s body, traditionally regarded as the first recorded instance of such marks in Christian history.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi canonical	2
Stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi	1
stigmata of Francis of Assisi	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8106504 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi
Context triple: [Chapel of the Stigmata, commemorates, stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi]

A. Our Lady of Le Puy
Our Lady of Le Puy is a revered Marian title associated with a major medieval pilgrimage shrine in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, long regarded as an important starting point on the Camino de Santiago.
B. Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a major Roman Catholic devotion that honors Christ’s compassionate love symbolized by his heart, often depicted aflame and crowned with thorns.
C. Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross is a Christian devotional practice that meditates on a series of events from Jesus Christ’s Passion and crucifixion, traditionally represented by fourteen images or “stations.”
D. Saint Rita of Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia was a 15th-century Italian Augustinian nun venerated in the Catholic Church as the patron saint of impossible causes, difficult marriages, and abused wives.
E. Our Lady of Sorrows
Our Lady of Sorrows is a devotional title of the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her profound suffering and compassion, especially in relation to the passion and death of Jesus Christ.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi
Target entity description: The stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi refers to the miraculous appearance of Christ-like wounds on Francis’s body, traditionally regarded as the first recorded instance of such marks in Christian history.

A. Our Lady of Le Puy
Our Lady of Le Puy is a revered Marian title associated with a major medieval pilgrimage shrine in Le Puy-en-Velay, France, long regarded as an important starting point on the Camino de Santiago.
B. Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a major Roman Catholic devotion that honors Christ’s compassionate love symbolized by his heart, often depicted aflame and crowned with thorns.
C. Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross is a Christian devotional practice that meditates on a series of events from Jesus Christ’s Passion and crucifixion, traditionally represented by fourteen images or “stations.”
D. Saint Rita of Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia was a 15th-century Italian Augustinian nun venerated in the Catholic Church as the patron saint of impossible causes, difficult marriages, and abused wives.
E. Our Lady of Sorrows
Our Lady of Sorrows is a devotional title of the Virgin Mary that emphasizes her profound suffering and compassion, especially in relation to the passion and death of Jesus Christ.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic devotion ⓘ event in the life of Francis of Assisi ⓘ miracle (Catholicism) ⓘ religious phenomenon ⓘ
associatedConcept	imitation of Christ ⓘ mystical union with Christ’s Passion ⓘ
associatedWithMovement	Franciscan movement ⓘ linked to: Franciscan family
associatedWithOrder	Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
category	stigmata ⓘ
century	13th century ⓘ
commemoratedOn	September 17 ⓘ
consideredBy	Catholic tradition as authentic miracle ⓘ
country	Italy ⓘ
date	1224 ⓘ
describedAs	first recorded instance of stigmata in Christian history ⓘ miraculous appearance of Christ-like wounds ⓘ
documentedBy	Bonaventure ⓘ Thomas of Celano ⓘ
documentedIn	First Life of Saint Francis ⓘ Legenda Maior ⓘ linked to: Legenda maior
hasCanonicalStatus	accepted in official Franciscan legends ⓘ
hasMainSubject	Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Francis of Assisi Jesus Christ ⓘ
hasWoundType	marks resembling those of the Crucifixion ⓘ nail wounds in feet ⓘ nail wounds in hands ⓘ wound in the side ⓘ
iconographicAttributeOf	Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Francis of Assisi
influenced	iconography of Saint Francis ⓘ later accounts of stigmatics ⓘ
inspiredDevotion	Franciscan spirituality of suffering and imitation of Christ ⓘ devotion to the Passion of Christ ⓘ
languageOfEarliestAccounts	Latin ⓘ
liturgicalFeast	Feast of the Impression of the Stigmata of Saint Francis ⓘ
location	Mount La Verna ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ
precedentFor	later cases of stigmata in Christian mysticism ⓘ
recognizedBy	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
religion	Christianity ⓘ
religiousTradition	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
representedInWork	El Greco’s paintings of Saint Francis ⓘ Giotto’s frescoes in the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Giotto’s Life of Saint Francis fresco cycle
themeIn	Christian hagiography ⓘ medieval religious art ⓘ
visionInvolved	crucified Christ ⓘ linked to: crucified Jesus seraphic Christ ⓘ
witnessedBy	early Franciscan companions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chapel of the Stigmata → commemorates → stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

subject linked to: Mount La Verna

Legenda maior S. Francisci → describesEvent → stigmata of Francis of Assisi ⓘ

linked to: stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi

Chiusi della Verna → pilgrimageFocus → stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ

subject linked to: Comune of Chiusi della Verna

Sanctuary of La Verna → significantEvent → Stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi ⓘ