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STIGMATA:
a strange phenomena where the wounds of CHRIST or blisters and sores appear on the bodies of living people. These marks are not susceptible to normal medical treatment and usually appear at times such as LENT. The first known case of stigmata was FRANCIS OF ASSISI.
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