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Stigmata, or sacred wounds of Christ, began to appear on her head, breast, hands and feet every Friday while she experiences the passion of Christ. Yogananda later said that in her past life she was Mary Magdalene. She is here to show (like Giri Bala) that it is possible to live on God's Light". Throughout the 36 years that Theresa bore the stigmata, thousands of tourists would file into her small cottage to witness the miracle. Theresa died in 1962. Paola Giovetti's book "Theresa Neumann" covers her life in great detail for those interested. (Quote from Dr. Joshua David Stone's work "Forty of the Worlds Great Saints and Spiritual Masters"). |
Theresa Neumann, pictured here in 1935, was born on good Friday in 1898 in Northern Bavaria. At the age of 20 she was in an accident and became blind and paralysed. She received a miraculous healing in 1923 through prayers to St. Therese of Lisieux. Since this time Theresa has not eaten any foods or liquids except for one small consecrated wafer a day.