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Initial G: The Stigmatization of Saint Francis
Siena, Italy, about 1275.
Attributed to Rinaldo da Siena.
Leaf from a gradual.
Signs of great faith and holiness, stigmata are wounds that correspond to Christ’s, usually on the hands or feet but sometimes on the side. Here, as Saint Francis of Assisi prays, stigmata are visited upon him by an angel whose wings envelop the crucified Christ. Filaments of light connect the mirrored wounds.