Blessed Christina von Stommeln
Statue of Christina von Stommeln (northern portalCologne Cathedral)
Religious; Mystic
Born	24 July 1242 Stommeln,Germany
Died	6 November 1312(1312-11-06) (aged 70) Stommeln, Germany
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Beatified	8 November 1908,Saint Peter's Basilica,Kingdom of Italy byPope Pius X
Majorshrine	Jülich
Feast	6 November
Attributes	Religious habit

Christina of Stommeln (24 July 1242 – 6 November 1312), also known asChristina Bruso andChristina Bruzo, was aRoman Catholicmystic,ecstatic, andstigmatic.

Christina is believed to have been born on July 24, 1242, to farmers Heinrich and Hilla Bruso in the village of Stumbeln (nowStommeln), northwest ofCologne. At the age of five, she began to experience religious visions. At ten, she had a dream in which Christ told her that she would live withBeguines.^[1] When she was twelve her parents wished to arrange her marriage, but she left home without their permission and joined aBeguine community in Cologne. At the age of fifteen, she manifested stigmata on her hands, feet, and head. This, combined with other mystic experiences, convinced others in the community that she was insane and she was treated with contempt, leading her to return to her home village in 1267.

On her return to Stommeln, she was taken in by the parish priest, Johannes. While in his care, Christina metPeter of Dacia, aDominican, who became a lifelong friend. Following Peter's death in 1288, Christine's mystic experiences ceased. She left the priest's household and moved into a small cloister, where she lived a quiet life until her death at the age of 70 on November 6, 1312. She was first buried in the Stommeln churchyard, but her remains have been moved several times: first into the church, then in 1342 toNideggen, and finally in 1569 to the Propsteikirche (Provost's Church) inJülich, where a monument to Christine still exists. Her relics survived the destruction of the Provost's Church during the Allies' air raid on Jülich on November 16, 1944.

Pope Pius X beatified her on 8 November 1908 and her liturgical feast was affixed to the date of her death.

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• Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913)."Blessed Christine of Stommeln" .Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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