St. Veronica Giuliani

St. Veronica Giuliani
(1660-1727)

St. Veronica was 17 years old when she joined the Poor Clare's order of Capuchins. Twenty years later she received the stigmata. Like St. Francis of Assisi, she was terribly humbled by the stigmata receiving in their own flesh the wounds that our savior bore.
"Why did God grant the stigmata to Francis of Assisi and to Veronica? God alone knows the deepest reasons, but as Celano points out, the external sign of the cross is a confirmation of these saints’ commitment to the cross in their lives. The stigmata that appeared in Veronica’s flesh had taken root in her heart many years before. It was a fitting conclusion for her love of God and her charity toward her sisters." (from AmericanCatholic.org)
Now where in the Bible is the word stigmata....?

A nice discourse on Stigmata can be found at : http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14294b.htm