"This book of meditations on the torment of Jesus, first published in 1833, was one of the inspirations for Mel Gibson s controversial film The Passion of the Christ.
Related as if by an observer on the scene, this compelling retelling of the last days of Jesus from the preparati.
German Roman Catholic saint and mystic ANNE Catherine Emmerich (1774 1824) had powerful and detailed visions of the events leading up to and including the crucifixion of Jesus, during which she suffered the stigmata. "This book of meditations on the torment of Jesus, first published in 1833, was one of the inspirations for Mel Gibson s controversial film The Passion of the Christ