EMO-72Private revelationAccount·Rossignoli's Merveilles·T4 — visions and the collections that retell them
The golden fish-hook: a bishop sees a child draw a drowned woman from a well; the next day he finds the child praying at a grave
How it happened
- Visions of Purgatory itselfThe witness is shown the place, or a release
What the soul wanted
- Teaches about the afterlifeJudgement, levels, durations, pains, helps
Evidence
- A second witnessSomeone else saw or heard it too
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 | p. 223 |
| GemmingerAll Souls' Forget-Me-Not — Fr Louis Gemminger, English ed. 1889/1898 | p. 164 |
Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.
The Church’s teaching on this
- Chapter: Gaining Indulgences for the Holy Souls
- Chapter: How We Help the Holy Souls
- Chapter: On Indulgences
- 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?
- Question: What should I do for the dead?
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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