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of the faithful. In the absence of carefully written records, either by or about the individual, evidence of a saintly life was attested to only by personal recollections of those around him or her. It appears that the odour of sanctity occurring at the person’s death carried some weight in
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Um crente cujo corpo exala um perfume anormal (antes ou depois da morte) é chamado de "santo miroblita" (do grego antigo myron, "óleo perfumado).
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state (a state of being), not usually related to an actual olfactory sensation, indicating that the individual possessing it is in a state of
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while the exudation itself is referred to as myroblysia or myroblytism.
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There is a theory that the odour of sanctity is due to the smell of
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Specific scent that is believed to emanate from the bodies of saints
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in 1899 was meanwhile said to have emanated an agreeable scent.
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The term "odour of sanctity" appears to have emerged in the
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The odour of sanctity can be understood to mean two things:
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was guillotined "an odour of roses was diffused over the
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at her death, which was detectable for days afterward.
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them and ask the saint to intercede on their behalf.
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Padre Pio, the priest who bears the wounds of Christ
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