[Edit this paragraph] The imaging of the sacred site
The way the miracle appears varies from person to person. In most cases, Christians have round wounds on their left and right palms and ankles, with varying amounts of bleeding, but they also appear in other parts such as knees, foreheads and even eyes, leaving a lot of blood and tears. Under different circumstances, some scars have no feeling, while others bring great pain.
[Edit this paragraph] Classification of monuments
There are three kinds of scars:
The first type is subcutaneous hemorrhage, which is caused by casual bumping, intravenous injection or other reasons. As small as sesame seeds, slightly larger than nails. Because the hands and feet are easy to bump, it is not surprising that this phenomenon occurs. I also have this thing. It turns out that there is a small piece on the back of my hand, which is slightly larger than sorghum rice. I had it when I was in middle school, but it suddenly disappeared in the past two years. There are many subcutaneous bleeding spots on the feet, which are irregular in shape, round as big as nails and two or three centimeters long. These bleeding points are all in veins.
Second, unexplained local skin ulcers near hands and feet.
The third one is the most amazing. The skin of the palm will split and bleed on its own, which looks like a nail print, and it will heal itself without pain. This is what Christian migration calls a real miracle.
Two robbers were crucified with Jesus. It is difficult to tell whether the "miracle" is a disciple of Christ or a descendant of a robber, a sign of the Holy Spirit or an evil spirit. Catholics account for one-fifth of the world's population, and the chances of having sacred sites will definitely exceed those of other sects. It was an accident. However, from a medical point of view, scar is a very rare skin disease, and the specific causes are still under further study.
[Edit this paragraph] The situation of the sacred site.
San Francesco
The earliest sacred symbol in the world occurred in San Francesco in13rd century. Legend has it that due to the arrangement of God's divine will, before the forty-day fasting period in which Saint Emile led the gods, visions appeared, and five wounds (namely, hands, feet and left flank) suffered by Jesus were printed on him, so as to influence the sinner's hard heart and make him repent and be saved. The sacred site of San Francesco is also the only one officially recognized by the Vatican.
Father bio
19 18, Pio of Peter Resina, who was praying in front of the statue of Jesus, was suddenly injured in five places, running through his palm, causing massive bleeding. After that, Father Biot's scar began to bleed an average of two ounces a day, but he never needed blood transfusion and the wound was not infected. Although different doctors have been trying to cure him, the wound never healed and the pain did not ease until 50 years after his death. A light touch will cause severe pain.
Saint aipov
Since 14 years old, St. Apov has had incredible scars. On the eve of Easter that year, some strange patterns appeared on April's body, which looked like the pattern of a cross. She was still bleeding, but her body was still not uncomfortable because of bleeding. At the age of 3 1 year, the left knee appeared the appearance of Jesus, which was confirmed by the doctor as a natural image emerging on the skin. These patterns have remained on April's body for many years and have not faded.
[Edit this paragraph] Related disputes
Scientific statement
From a medical point of view, some people think that when the mental state of the human body reaches its limit, it may cause some incredible changes in the body, but there is no way to prove this statement.
Land of suffering
For thousands of years, all the pictures and statues of Jesus' crucifixion show that the place where the spike penetrated was in the palm of Jesus' hand. However, recent studies have pointed out that the palm of the human body cannot bear the weight of the whole body. If the arm is not parallel to the trunk, the burden on the palm will increase greatly, so in fact, the wrist where the spike penetrates is more likely than the palm However, some people think that this statement does not take into account that the ankle is also pierced by spikes, and most of the weight of the body is borne by the ankle, so it is unimaginable to support the body with the palm of your hand.
The attitude of the holy see
The Holy See often sends people to verify the authenticity of miracles, and the holy relic is one of them. Although clear evidence can sometimes be found to prove that the sacred sites are forged, in most cases, it can neither prove their truth nor prove their falsehood, so the Holy See is extremely conservative in its attitude towards the sacred sites and almost never expresses its opinions on any cases. So far, the only official recognition of the Holy See is San Francesco's miracle, and Benedict XVI has verbally acknowledged that Father Biot's miracle is true, and there is nothing else.
Critical statement
Because the authenticity of the sacred site is extremely difficult to verify, people all over the world claim to be sacred sites. Critics believe that no matter for religious reasons or to collect money, everyone can create some wounds on his body and keep it mysterious. What they think is nonsense, once added to the name of religion, seems to become sacred.
[Edit this paragraph] Is it all Jesus' fault?
Scar refers to the sudden appearance of a person's head, hands, feet and body when Jesus Christ was crucified. This kind of "miracle" has appeared in many devout believers in history, but it has never been scientifically explained, and not all these "miracles" have appeared in Christian believers. Since 2000, churches and scientists have tried to explain this phenomenon.
An Italian who claimed to have scar disease.
Not long ago, a man named Giozzo Bonzovanni made a special trip to Moscow to show Russian believers the bleeding wounds. Svetlana Kuzina, a reporter from the Russian Communist Youth League Pravda, went to the "Russian Hotel" where she stayed after hearing the news. I saw him living in a small room, pale and weak, lying among a pile of bandages covered with blood, groaning in pain. There are some small holes in the hand bleeding outward, and there is a cross-shaped wound on the forehead. His wife is busy changing his wet compress. The wound is bleeding almost every day, and the doctor can't cure it. In addition, the doctor also found that his blood is different from others', and it smells like roses, not suddenly having this "scar".
According to Giozzo, the Virgin gave him a dream in Italy and told him to go to Fatima, a small town in Portugal. The Virgin appeared about 100 years ago. Giozzo walked to a big oak tree and stood there. Every year, pilgrims from all over the world come to make a pilgrimage, and suddenly he lost consciousness. When he woke up, he found his hand bleeding, which has been going on for 10 years since then.
The origin of the "miracle"
In the Roman Empire, the word "miracle" means the brand on slaves or prisoners. Christianity has been used to refer to the wounds suffered by Jesus when he was tortured: the pierced palms and soles of his feet, the forehead scratched by Jing's crown, and the chest pierced by a legion soldier with a spear. People used to think that Christians believed in Jesus' faith and pain, so they all hoped to take over his pain not only mentally but also physically. If someone's "miracle" appears on the Friday when Jesus was crucified, then the wound will automatically heal and stop bleeding on Sunday.
According to anastasia Sacka, a Russian religious scientist and associate doctor of history, since 2000, there have been more than 300 people suffering from "scar disease" in history, and their scars vary in shape and depth. According to the chronicle, there are tumor-like masses, penetrating bleeding wounds, bruised little red dot, round, oval and even square. In addition, many people with "scar" disease have a deformed shoulder, which seems to droop under the weight of a big cross.
All kinds of "holy sites"
Although people with this disease are basically Christians, sometimes "miracles" appear on some non-religious people. For example, the Belgian Academy of Sciences recently set up a special research group to observe an ordinary prostitute named Louisa Lata because she has marks on her hands. In order to eliminate the scam, one of her hands was carefully bandaged and left a mark. After the experiment, scientists found that a wound was healing, just like the other hand, but there was still bleeding under the bandage.
Dominique lazari, a 30-year-old Portuguese housewife, suffers from a similar disease. She didn't believe in God or the devil since she was a child. But almost 1 1 year, she has been suffering from this unbearable regular disease. She has penetrating wounds on the palms and soles of her feet. According to the doctor who treated her, the wound can be inserted into the finger. These doctors also found an unexplained phenomenon in her: according to Gregori Kass, a doctor at Lisbon Central Hospital, the blood from a woman's wound did not drip down, but flowed in the direction of her thumb, just like being nailed to a cross.
Doctors once saw blood dripping from her forehead, and immediately some small wounds appeared, like hidden needles, which suddenly disappeared after a while.
In addition, it is difficult to make a reasonable explanation for many phenomena of the sacred corpse. There is a saying that their bodies will not rot even after many years of death, and sometimes the blood oozing from the "miracle" is still fresh. To prove this point, the Worcester Post reported a few years ago that the wax figure of St. Maximilianos in St. Andrian's Church was bleeding "too much" because the statue placed in the glass coffin contained the bones of saints more than 700 years ago.
From 1329, there will be a miracle of prophecy in Naples: the dried blood grains of saints are put in some special jars and collected in the rectangular hall of St. Guiard, which has been used to predict the good or ill luck of the city and its residents. If on the first Saturday of May,1October still has the service time of 1 19, the blood particles in the jar begin to bubble up, indicating that the weather is good in the coming year. If you don't see this phenomenon, it means that the year is not good. According to the historical records of cities, such predictions can usually come true.
The church calls it a trick played by Satan.
The church does not recognize these miracles related to "miracles" and mysterious bleeding. At the Tranto public meeting held in the16th century, the church claimed that this phenomenon was "Satan's trick". But for ordinary parishioners, this move has always been a symbol of purity. Therefore, in order to stimulate the interests and beliefs of ordinary people, some clergy do not hesitate to make fakes. Some cunning clergy even came up with a clever trick: connecting several tubes with a small bottle of red liquid hidden in a robe to fake palm bleeding. At present, a special transparent ointment is popular, which turns red when it meets candlelight and flows under the action of temperature.
Father Artemis, the representative of the Office of the Holy Patriarch of the Orthodox Church in Moscow, also said that this is the evil of the devil. According to him, the church expressed great distrust of the "miracle" patients, thinking that they were all liars and false prophets, and most of those wounds were caused by man or under the influence of the devil, because this would happen completely if the devil possessed them. Pastors believe that when a person is tempted by the devil and thinks he is a saint, this kind of "miracle" will appear, but in fact his whole heart has been controlled by Satan.
A scientist's explanation
Sacka Ya, an associate doctor of history, also said that she believes that modern science does not deny the existence of the phenomenon of "holy marks". On the contrary, she believes that it is caused by human psychology. In the view of scientists, the reasons for the "miracle" are self-suggestion, psychological barriers and emotional factors that took over Jesus' suffering.
According to the survey, people with "holy scar" are generally nervous, easily stimulated and psychologically ill. Physiologists point out that morbid and suspicious people will lead to their own diseases, and frequent morbid emotions will strongly associate with various diseases. For example, in the stage of hemoptysis in the throat, patients with lung diseases will have corresponding ulcers and various skin diseases. Scars on patients with "holy scar" are usually related to their fanatical beliefs. When reading the scene of Jesus' crucifixion in the church a week before Easter, the sick people will be allergic, have a strong persecution mentality and feel extremely painful, as if they were experiencing the pain of Jesus' crucifixion. Then, hallucinations will appear in front of their eyes, as if they were witnessing the living scene of Jesus being executed, which shocked the already morbid nervous system. As a result, there will be "holy marks" on their bodies and gurgling blood.
Strangely, Giozzo Bonzovanni was examined by psychiatrists from Mexico and new york, and they agreed that his brain could not be strained for days and nights, resulting in these elusive scars. Besides, why do some people who don't believe in God have such holy places? There is no convincing explanation for this at present.
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The first "scar" patient in the world was Saint Francis Asin Neski. According to legend, Serafin, who descended from the sky, informed him of his suffering mission. After that, from 1224 to his death, Francis's wound kept bleeding. In On Miracles, the writer thomas de Celano described these wounds as protrusions like black nails, which seemed to penetrate the muscles. He found that even after the death of the saint, the "miracle" still kept the color of iron and the shape of nails on his body, and it would not fade for several years.