Bishop Brentano hears voices under the earth answer "Amen" at a grave
How it happened
- Voices and soundsHeard, not seen: a voice, moans, sighs, knocking
What the soul wanted
- Shows its state onlyNo request is made
Evidence
- None stated in the source
Further reading
Read it in the books
| Book | Pages |
|---|---|
| TassoneDay by Day for the Holy Souls in Purgatory — Susan Tassone, 2014 | p. 269 |
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
Early-modern saints and religiousc. 1500–1800 · T4 — visions and the collections that retell them
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