On each Thursday morning an oval surface about one inch in length on the back of each hand became pink in color and smooth, whilst a similar oval surface on the palm of each hand became of the same hue, and on the upper surface of each foot a pinkish-white square appeared.

Examined under a magnifying glass, the epidermis appeared at first without solution of continuity and delicate.

About noon on Thursday a vesicle formed on the pink surfaces containing clear serum.

In the night between Thursday and Friday, usually between midnight and one o'clock, the flow of blood began, the vesicle first rupturing.

The amount of blood lost during the so called stigmata varied, and some observers estimated it at about one and three-quarter pints.