Marcelline Pauper Explained

Marcelline Pauper (born 1663) was one of the Sisters of Charity of Nevers. She asked to receive the stigmata as repayment for a sacrilege committed at the Sister's chapel, and received them on 26 April 1702.^{[1] [2]}

Pauper's autobiography was not published until 1871.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Imbert-Gourbeyre, Antoine. La stigmatisation: 1894. 1996. Editions Jérôme Millon. 978-2-84137-035-1. 365–67. Joachim Bouflet. 29 December 2010.
2. Book: Summers, Montague. Montague Summers

   . History of Witchcraft and Demonology. 1926. 145–46. Montague Summers. 29 December 2010.

3. Book: DeJean, Joan. Tender geographies: women and the origins of the novel in France. 1991. Columbia UP. 978-0-231-06230-5. 215.