Anne Catherine Emmerich, mystic, stigmatist, and visionary, was born in Germany in 1774 to a poor Catholic peasant family. As a child she believed that angels, saints, and the Holy Family visited and talked with her as she worked in the fields. At twenty-four, she had her first mystic vision of the sufferings of Christ, accompanied by stigmata and bleeding as if from the crown of thorns. At twenty-nine, she became an Augustinian nun and continued to have visions and stigmata. Her visions recounted scenes from the life of Christ, which she seemed to have witnessed. These phenomena brought her fame and investigation by both scientists and the Church, and were recorded and collected by Catholic contemporaries as well as in Emmerich’s own journals, providing the source material for this fascinating book.
This book was one of the sources for Mel Gibson’s film, The Passion of Christ.
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"This is amazing. Wether you read in complete faith or in a simply "what if?" perspective, it will transform your soul! Difficult to take in - I am still working on it in degrees, reading it as I become more ready to handle it. "
— Andrea (5 out of 5 stars)
" This is amazing. Wether you read in complete faith or in a simply "what if?" perspective, it will transform your soul! Difficult to take in - I am still working on it in degrees, reading it as I become more ready to handle it. "
— Andrea, 2/26/2013" Accurate and haunting to the real Passion of the Lord. "
— Hannah, 5/12/2012" Everything that took a little effort to believe from the light of faith...after reading about the passion of Christ and God's plan of salvation, etc....I believe in it now more than the physical realities I see with my eyes. "
— Allen, 1/26/2012" Accurate and haunting to the real Passion of the Lord. "
— Hannah, 5/20/2011" Incredibly passionate and detailed account of our Lord's passion based on meditation. "
— Robby, 5/4/2011" This is amazing. Wether you read in complete faith or in a simply "what if?" perspective, it will transform your soul! Difficult to take in - I am still working on it in degrees, reading it as I become more ready to handle it. "
— Andrea, 4/24/2011" Everything that took a little effort to believe from the light of faith...after reading about the passion of Christ and God's plan of salvation, etc....I believe in it now more than the physical realities I see with my eyes. "
— Allen, 2/8/2011" A different account of the Passion of Jesus. It was a bit disappointing at the end because I was expecting more detail. Have some of the data presented in the book been verified? It would be quite interesting to know... "
— Fabian, 12/6/2010" Incredibly passionate and detailed account of our Lord's passion based on meditation. "
— Robby, 10/21/2010" A different account of the Passion of Jesus. It was a bit disappointing at the end because I was expecting more detail. Have some of the data presented in the book been verified? It would be quite interesting to know... "
— Fabian, 8/5/2010" A different account of the Passion of Jesus. It was a bit disappointing at the end because I was expecting more detail. Have some of the data presented in the book been verified? It would be quite interesting to know... "
— Fabian, 7/28/2010" A different account of the Passion of Jesus. It was a bit disappointing at the end because I was expecting more detail. Have some of the data presented in the book been verified? It would be quite interesting to know... "
— Fabian, 7/28/2010" This is amazing. Wether you read in complete faith or in a simply "what if?" perspective, it will transform your soul! Difficult to take in - I am still working on it in degrees, reading it as I become more ready to handle it. "
— Andrea, 7/8/2007Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774–1824) was born in Germany. An Augustinian nun, stigmatic, and ecstatic, she earned fame for her visions and stigmata and was closely investigated by both scientists and the Catholic Church.
Wanda McCaddon (d. 2023) narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, sometimes with the pseudonym Nadia May or Donada Peters. She earned the prestigious Audio Award for best narration and numerous Earphones Awards. She was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine.