plago

Updated: April 18, 2026

Francis of Assisi being the first, who have attained to that degree of contemplative love of Jesus which is the most sublime effect of union with his sufferings, and is designated by theologians, Vulnus divinum, Plago amoris viva. There are known to have been at least fifty.

Anna Catherine Emmerich - The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ