Psychological Interpretation
- When
- 1899 (year of the reported stigmata the interpretation concerns)
- Where
- Unresolved; the interpretation concerns wounds reported for 1899
Psychologist Donovan Rawcliffe argued that Galgani's stigmata were self-inflicted wounds of a major hysteric, contrasting with witness accounts from her circle.
Psychologist Donovan Rawcliffe argued that Galgani's stigmata were "self-inflicted wounds of a major hysteric." This is an attributed scholarly interpretation, not an 1899 occurrence; it concerns the stigmata she is reported to have manifested in 1899. By contrast, several persons from Galgani's immediate circle, including Germano Ruoppolo, Pietro Paolo Moreschini, and members of the Giannini family, attested to continuous wounds that fully pierced her palms.
Sources
- Gemma Galgani Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28
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