MED-01Private revelationAccount·Perpetua·T4 (as retold) — visions and the collections that retell them
Perpetua sees her dead brother Dinocrates thirsty at a fountain too high to reach; after three days' prayer he drinks from a golden cup (205)
How it happened
- Visions of Purgatory itselfThe witness is shown the place, or a release
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 |
|---|---|
| SchouppePurgatory Illustrated by the Lives and Legends of the Saints — Fr F. X. Schouppe SJ, 1893 | pp. 93–94 |
Page numbers refer to the edition named in the source list.
The Church’s teaching on this
- Chapter: Mary, Mother and Queen of the Holy Souls
- Chapter: What Purgatory Is
- Chapter: The Witnesses’ Map of Purgatory
- 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 I: ConsolationsJoy and pain together; Our Lady, the angels and St Michael among the souls.
About the witness
Patristic and medieval stockto c. 1500 · T4 (as retold) — visions and the collections that retell them
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