The Irish standard., 1891-10-31
BLESSED WITH SIIGMATA.
The Celebrated Miracle Of st. Frances o]
Assist is Repeated.

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In the age of enlightenment says the
Louisville Courier Journal, it will be
q matter of astonish to the citizens Of
LOUISVILLE to learn that. in the opinion
of number Of people, q miracle is TAX
ing place here.
A young woman has been found who
for five months, it is claimed, has been
s'blessed with the stigmata,' or who
bears the marks of the five wounds suf-
fered by Christ during His Passion.
Her name is Mary Stuckenburg, a
convert to the Catholic faith.
Many of the priests of the city have
been aware for months of the alleged
manifestations, but the secret has been
guarded with the utmost care, and
every effort has been made to keep the
sensational story out Of the papers.
On every Fri1ay without intermission
since May it is alleged that the woman
has fallen into trance, while from a
small spot in the palm Of her hands,
from other spots on the instep OF her
feet, and from spot on her left side,
the exact location Of the wounds made
on the body of Christ when crucifed,
drops of blood ooze from the unbroken
skin, The young woman, rs we'll as
her familv and most of the few Catfo.
lies who have been let into the secret,
believe firmly that she has been marked
with the stigmata, as was st. Francis
OF Assist and the celebrated Louise
Mary Lateau, the Belgian peasant girl
who created SENSATION the Catholic
world over, and baffled the scientists of
| Europe in 1868.
The young woman, who is already an
object of wonder to many Catholics in
this city, lives in neat little frame cot
tago at 1884 Cecilia street, almost Oppo-
site st. Cecilia church. OF her past life
but little can be learned, owing to the
remarkable reticence Of herself and
family 1t was only after innumerable
inquiries and Investigations that the
following facts have been ascertained:
Previous to her marriage che had not
been member Of any church. When
she espoused Henry Stuckenburg she
attended services with him several
times at st. Bonifacius churh, on East
Green street, and f1nally become con-
vert to the Catholic faith. She has
been married for about two years. and
has baen 8 Catholic since May. 1890.
She was Of gay and hopeful DISPOSE
tion, and her conversion made no change
in her manner. She was the same hap
py, lighthearted person, and her affec-
tiOn for her husband seemed double on
her advent into the Catholic faith. Fer
husband, of course, rej0iced that she
was won over to his faith, and gave her
every opportunity to 30 to church,
which she gladly availed herself, attend.
log mass almost daily. Her home is in
st, Cecilia parish, but it was Father
Rano, OF st. Charles Borromeo parish
that she choose for her spiritual direc.
tor. She became more and more earn
est in her religious deVotlOnss until it is
said, the manifestations took place.
One Friday after noon she was selZed
with 8 trance, during which there ap-
peared upon her hands, insteps and over
The heart marks corresponding to the
wounds the Savior suffered during his
Icrucif1xion. From these marks, al
though the skin was unbroken, it is al
legged that drops Of blood oozed during
the trance. Every Friday since then,
lit Isl ssclaimed, / these frances have been
Iropeated, the marks have reappeared
l5and blood has 0Ozeds forth. 5s5 D.