The Exact Number of Wounds Suffered by Christ
Regarding how many wounds Christ’s suffered in total, we look to St. Gertrude the Great, a Benedictine nun, mystic, and theologian of 13th century Germany.
She received many supernatural experiences of Christ and was a key person in the development of devotion to Christ’s sacred heart. During one of these mystical visions, Christ revealed to her the number of wounds he received in total during his passion: 5,466.
As a result, she recited a certain prayer of praise to God 5,466 times each day in honor of each wound for our salvation. Soon after, another devotion developed in which a person would recite a prayer 15 times a day for a year, or 5 days a day for three years, both which would result in saying the prayer 5,475 times, which is close to the total number of wounds of Christ.
She received many supernatural experiences of Christ and was a key person in the development of devotion to Christ’s sacred heart. During one of these mystical visions, Christ revealed to her the number of wounds he received in total during his passion: 5,466.
As a result, she recited a certain prayer of praise to God 5,466 times each day in honor of each wound for our salvation. Soon after, another devotion developed in which a person would recite a prayer 15 times a day for a year, or 5 days a day for three years, both which would result in saying the prayer 5,475 times, which is close to the total number of wounds of Christ.