Teresa: a Carmelite two days, another four hours; a Jesuit freed at the next day's Mass; a Jesuit brother rising with Christ
How it happened
- Apparitions — Glorified or risingThe soul is seen
- 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 |
|---|---|
| JugieThe Truth about Purgatory and the Means to Avoid It — Fr Martin Jugie AA, 1949 | pp. 55, 64–65 |
Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.
The Church’s teaching on this
- Chapter: Time and Intensity
- Chapter: The Witnesses’ Map of Purgatory
- Question: How long does Purgatory last?
- Question: Do the souls in Purgatory suffer?
- Chapter: Mary, Mother and Queen of the Holy Souls
- Chapter: What Purgatory Is
- Question: Is there joy in Purgatory?
- Question: Can a soul in Purgatory be lost — can it go to Hell?
What the witnesses report on this
- Theme G: Durations and intensityFrom a quarter of an hour to “until Judgment Day” — and why no figure is a fact.
- Theme I: ConsolationsJoy and pain together; Our Lady, the angels and St Michael among the souls.
About the witness
Early-modern saints and religiousc. 1500–1800 · T4 — visions and the collections that retell them
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