Odour of sanctity

The odour of sanctity, according to the Catholic Church, is commonly understood to mean a specific scent (often compared to flowers) that emanates from the bodies of saints, especially from the wounds of stigmata. These saints are called myroblytes[1][2][3] while the exudation itself is referred to as myroblysia[4] or myroblytism.

  1. ^ "O que é o "odor de santidade"?". Aleteia Vaticano (in Portuguese). August 14, 2013. Um crente cujo corpo exala um perfume anormal (antes ou depois da morte) é chamado de "santo miroblita" (do grego antigo myron, "óleo perfumado).
  2. ^ Benoit, Jean-Louis (2012). "Autour de l'odeur de sainteté, les parfums dans le monde chrétien". IRIS (in French): 55–89.
  3. ^ Guiance, Ariel (2009). "En olor de santidad: la caracterización y alcance de los aromas en la hagiografia hispana medieval" (PDF). Rev. Hist. (in Spanish). 10: 139.
  4. ^ Fromaget, M (2006). Les cadavres extraordinaires (in French). Cairn.