Anne Catherine Emmerich was born to poor parents at Westphalia,
Germany in 1774. When she was twenty-eight years old she became an
Augustinian nun at Dulmen, and apparently began to experience
ecstasies as a result of spiritual favors. She received the
Stigmata in 1813, confined to her bed, and reportedly convinced a
vicar-general, Overberg, and three physicians of her sanctity. She
later reported that she had seen visions of Christ and the souls in
purgatory as a child, as well as a circular core with three
sections representing the Trinity. She is the author of The
Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The Life of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, Life of Jesus Christ and Biblical Revelations, and The
Bitter Passion and the Life of Mary.
Anne Emmerich died on February 9, 1824 and was beatified by Pope
John Paul II in 2004.
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