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It is a noteworthy historical fact that out of the list of known stigmatists, only two of those were men--Francis of Assisi and Padre Pio. All the others were women. It is equally noteworthy that this strange phenomenon has never appeared among the mystics and monks of the Eastern Greek Orthodox Church--and they have been many.

-- Notebooks Category 16: The Sensitives > Chapter 15 : Illuminations > # 84