Magdalen de Pazzi: a sister detained only fifteen hours, because she suffered much and gained indulgences
How it happened
- Locutions and revealed knowledgeChrist, Mary, an angel or a soul speaks within; the seer “knows”
What the soul wanted
- Teaches about the afterlifeJudgement, levels, durations, pains, helps
Evidence
- None stated in the source
Further reading
Read it in the books
| Book | Pages |
|---|---|
| SchouppePurgatory Illustrated by the Lives and Legends of the Saints — Fr F. X. Schouppe SJ, 1893 | pp. 237–238 |
| GemmingerAll Souls' Forget-Me-Not — Fr Louis Gemminger, English ed. 1889/1898 | p. 174 |
Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.
The Church’s teaching on this
- Question: Can I gain an indulgence for someone who has died?
- Chapter: Gaining Indulgences for the Holy Souls
- Chapter: On Indulgences
- Chapter: How We Help the Holy Souls
- Chapter: A Drop for the Holy Souls
- Chapter: A Rule of Charity for the Holy Souls
- Chapter: Three Things to Arrange Before You Need Them
- Question: Which prayers and works help the souls most?
What the witnesses report on this
- Theme F: The most efficacious prayers and worksThe Mass first; then prayer, alms, works of mercy, indulgences — and the traps.
About the witness
Early-modern saints and religiousc. 1500–1800 · T4 — visions and the collections that retell them
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