Roman Catholic Augustinian Canoness Anne Catherine Emmerich was a 19th century German mystic whose life both inspired religious devotion but also was embroiled in great controversy. Born into a poor family, Emmerich’s youth was spent helping to provide for her family through work in farming and as a seamstress. She desired to pursue a life of religious devotion and applied many times to join a convent but was routinely rejected because she could not afford the expected dowry. Eventually she was...
The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ is the detailed account of the suffering and death of Jesus Christ beginning hours before his crucifixion. Based on the ecstatic visions of the Venerable Anne Catherine Emmerich, «The Dolorous Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ» is a controversial and often-debated account of the events that lead up to and the suffering endured during the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
