MED-19Private revelationAccount·Thomas of Cantimpré·T4 (as retold) — visions and the collections that retell them
Cantimpré's grandmother sees her son lag behind the procession into Heaven, his garments drenched by her tears
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
- 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 | p. 280 |
Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.
The Church’s teaching on this
- Chapter: The Place of Purgatory
- Chapter: The Witnesses’ Map of Purgatory
- Question: Is Purgatory a place?
- Question: Do the souls appear to the living? What about “ghosts”?
What the witnesses report on this
- Theme C: Where the souls expiate — a place, the earth, the house, the “ghost”Purgatory as a place, souls serving their Purgatory on earth, haunted houses.
About the witness
Patristic and medieval stockto c. 1500 · T4 (as retold) — visions and the collections that retell them