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In the nineteenth century a new type of mystic emerged in Catholic Europe. While cases of stigmatisation had been reported since the thirteenth century, this era witnessed the development of the 'stigmatic': young women who attracted widespread interest thanks to the appearance of physical stigmata. To understand the popularity of these stigmatics we need to regard them as the 'saints' and religious 'celebrities' of their time. With their 'miraculous' bodies, they fit contemporary popular ideas (if not necessarily those of the Church) of what sanctity was. As knowledge about them spread via modern media and their fame became marketable, they developed into religious 'celebrities'.

Stigmatization --- Stigmatics --- Women in the Catholic Church --- Fame --- 248.219 --- 248.159.23 --- 248.159.23 Devotie tot het lijden van Jezus Christus. Kruisweg --- Devotie tot het lijden van Jezus Christus. Kruisweg --- 248.219 Lichamelijke mystieke verschijnselen: stigmatisatie; buitengewoon vasten; tranen; stralingen --- Lichamelijke mystieke verschijnselen: stigmatisatie; buitengewoon vasten; tranen; stralingen --- Stigmatists --- Persons --- Stigmata --- Miracles --- Social aspects --- Public opinion --- Religious aspects&delete& --- Christianity --- Europe --- Council of Europe countries --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- Religious life and customs --- History --- Public opinion. --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- Celebrity --- Renown --- Glory --- Christian spirituality --- anno 1800-1899 --- History. --- Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- Christian mysticism