Marcelline Pauper
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Marcelline Pauper was one of the Sisters of Charity of Nevers
. She asked to receive the stigmata
as repayment for a sacrilege committed at the Sister's chapel, and received them on 26 April 1702. Her autobiography was not published until 1871.
Sisters of Charity of Nevers
The Sisters of Charity of Nevers , also known as Sisters of Charity and Christian Instruction, is a religious order founded in 1680 in Nevers, Nièvre department, France, at the instigation of Jean-Baptiste Delaveyne. The motherhouse, the convent at St...
. She asked to receive the stigmata
Stigmata
Stigmata are bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus, such as the hands and feet...
as repayment for a sacrilege committed at the Sister's chapel, and received them on 26 April 1702. Her autobiography was not published until 1871.