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:::::Let me be shameless and refer you to [[WP:COMMONNAME]]. It does not matter if the Catholic Church in Portugal calls her Julius Casesar. This is English Wikipedia. Is that clear? This is English Wikipedia, and what the Vatican English pages say matter. Portugese does not matter here. That is all I can say. Now do you want to quote some Turkish sources? [[User:History2007|History2007]] ([[User talk:History2007|talk]]) 02:35, 14 March 2011 (UTC) |
:::::Let me be shameless and refer you to [[WP:COMMONNAME]]. It does not matter if the Catholic Church in Portugal calls her Julius Casesar. This is English Wikipedia. Is that clear? This is English Wikipedia, and what the Vatican English pages say matter. Portugese does not matter here. That is all I can say. Now do you want to quote some Turkish sources? [[User:History2007|History2007]] ([[User talk:History2007|talk]]) 02:35, 14 March 2011 (UTC) |
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== New publication: Critical evaluation of the investigation of Alexandrina da Costa's alleged living without food == |
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Dear article authors, |
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I would like to bring to your attention my recently published review article on cases of claimed inedia / breatharianism / bigu (living without food or without food and water). The article has been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. The reference is: |
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Mast MH. Claims of anomalously long fasting: An assessment of the evidence from investigated cases. ''Explore''. 2020;16(5):287-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2020.05.015 |
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It is the first critical, in-depth review of all investigated cases where claimants where monitored around the clock. It also includes an assessment of the investigation carried out on Alexandrina da Costa, including details not previously published in English language, as far as I know (see Supplement 6). |
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I required a high methodological standard for such extraordinary claims to be considered verified. None of the studies were able to meet that standard. Yet, there are curious cases and results that justify further research. |
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You may want to consider citing the article on this page. I think it can give readers some orientation on this controversial issue. |
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Best regards, |
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Marcus H. Mast |
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[[User:Marcus H. Mast|Marcus H. Mast]] ([[User talk:Marcus H. Mast|talk]]) 15:56, 21 November 2020 (UTC) |
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Please read my article. If you like, correct and put it in due place. If you don't like, delete all. Thank you. J.F.
2018: Shouldn't exist clear medical evidence to make this an interesting / useful article?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:810D:1340:3FC:9CD3:F302:41F6:D4D3 (talk) 14:06, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
Biography
Alexandrina Maria da Costa (30 March, 1904–13 October, 1955) was a Portuguese mystic, born and died in Balasar. In the sequence of a jump from a window when she was 14 years old to run away from men who pursued her, suffered a gradual paralysis that placed her in the bed from 1925 onwards. Her first mystic manifestations occurred on 1934. She is said to hear a voice repeating that her way will be: «to suffer, to love, to repair». She offered herself as victim soul and Jesus announced that he will do on her «great things» and that he will be her master, even having Alexandrina spiritual director.
On 1935, she heard the claim of Jesus for the consecration of the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Her spiritual director, Marian Pinho sj, after some hesitations, in the following year began diligences to obtain that consecration. But things have run slowly and in 1938 Jesus asked her for suffering weekly his holy Passion. Indeed, from March, 1938 onwards, all Fridays, between 12 and 15 o’clock, she, paralysed since 1925, stood up from bed and in a way all could understand followed the several steps of the Passion until the Calvary, but not arriving at the «consummatum est», as it was predicted. That was a very violent spectacle, as can be verified in a film made in 1941 and in a contemporary written publication. However on May 1942 this visible suffering stopped. Perhaps the Pope was already decided to make the consecration, what happened on 31 October, 1942, 25 years after the apparitions of Fatima.
Alexandrina’s health was bad, her sufferings were continuous. But now she began other torment: she stopped eating. Her sole food became the daily Communion.
Braga’s archbishop insisted on medical evidence; then she was carried to Oporto to be watched in the Refuge of Infantine Paralysis. They have been 40 days under hard observation, but at the end Dr Araujo could affirm: «It is absolutely certain that during forty days of being bedridden in hospital, the sick woman did not eat or drink».
However this didn’t convince Braga’s religious authorities; they published a note where was said that in Alexandrina there was nothing extraordinary. Some time after, Fr. Marian Pinho was forbidden to visit Alexandrina and later sent to Brazil. In 1944, she gained a second spiritual director, Fr Umberto Pasquale sdb. But soon he was also prohibited of visiting her and later must go to Italy.
From 1944 until 1955, Alexandrina dictated weekly the «Soul’s Feelings», her mystic diary. She had the frequent visit of the assistant physician, Dr Azevedo, who had also the course of theology and was her great admirer. She couldn’t move any member and had great problems of vision and bones. Her suffering was horrible, but you would see her lips always smiling. In some periods she received thousands of people a day, who heard her teachings. Jesus said that she was living his public life.
Meanwhile, her physical forces weakened more and more and on 13 October, 1955, she flew to Heavens, as her admirers have said. On 25 April 2005, Alexandrina Maria da Costa was beatified by Pope John Paul II.
Bibliography: Francis Johnston, Alexandrina, the Agony and the Glory
Writings and spreading
Alexandrina left an Autobiography (only until 1943), five volumes of the «Soul’s Feelings», a diary which is her main work, several volumes of letters and minor works. These writings weren’t yet integrally published; indeed in Portugal the Catholic Church, till the present, didn’t manifest a true interest on them.
Diversely, in Italy, Fr. Umberto Pasquale and his co-operators and followers – A. Rebesco (whose biography Estatica was translated into Thailandese and Chinese), Gabriele Amorth, Chiaffredo Signorile and his wife Eugenia Signorile – had edited biographies or works composed with quotations of Alexandrina’s writings.
Fr. Marian Pinho, who died in 1963, edited in Brazil two biographies on Alexandrina: Vítima da Eucaristia (which had translations into French and German, before author’s death) and No Calvário de Balasar.
Actually, besides Italy, Alexandrina Society intensively divulges Alexandrina in Ireland and Scotland, and there are many active admirers in other countries like France, USA, Mexico and Brazil. Some years ago one biography was written in Argentine and an anthology was edited in Japan.
Pius XI or XII
I changed the fact that Pius XII was contacted by her bishop, given that Pius XII became pope in 1939. However, it is clear that the bishop wrote to Pius XI in 1938. But, is there any evidence (beside her website which is not WP:RS) that Pius XII was influenced by that letter to Pius XI to consecrate the world to the Immaculate Heart? If so, please provide it, else it will have to be assumed to be guesswork and speculation.
The Vatican biography specifically states that Jesus spoke to her, but there is no mention of a Marian apparition. Is there a WP:RS reference for a Marian apparition? Thanks.History2007 (talk) 20:16, 12 December 2010 (UTC)
Her name
A simple search on the Vatican websits shows her name to be Alexandrina Maria da Costa on her Vatican biography. Hence that is teh name to use, not Alexandrina of Balasar. History2007 (talk) 01:58, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- Hello! I cannot understand why you refuse the facts about Blessed Alexandrina of Balasar. The books about this relevant catholic personality refers her as Alexandrina of Balasar (see here) and the official website, and many others, cited her as the most common title received by Mrs. Alexandrina Maria da Costa (under the popular devotion):
- http://alexandrinabalasar.free.fr/ (Alexandrina of Balasar Official Website)
- http://alexandrinabalasar.home.sapo.pt/ (another website about Alexandrina of Balasar)
- http://www.agencia.ecclesia.pt/cgi-bin/pesquisa.pl?tema=193 (the Catholic Church News Agency in Portugal cited her as of "Balasar")
- http://i.pbase.com/g3/21/4921/2/93309203.fJ3DKfpc.jpg (devotionals about Blessed Alexandrina of Balasar)
- Also is common in the religious names of saints and blesseds call them with the name of the place where they are born: "Saint Anthony of Lisbon", "Saint Bridget of Sweden", "Saint Pio of Pietrelcina", etc. Please, change the internal link and maybe the article name. 84.90.92.187 (talk) 02:02, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- The links you have are in Portugese and French, not English. The Vatican official website calls her what the page name is. If you do not like the Vatican position, please discuss with the Pope. History2007 (talk) 02:06, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- With arguments like this, I don't say anything more. You don't show any respect by the other contributors on WP and your attitude is shameless. 84.90.92.187 (talk) 02:09, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- The Catholic Church in Portugal call Blessed Alexandrina as "de Balasar" (in English means "of Balasar"):
- http://www.agencia.ecclesia.pt/cgi-bin/pesquisa.pl?tema=193 (Catholic church in Portugal)
- Also the Archbishop of Braga, Jorge Ortiga, wrote to the Apostolic Nuncio refering the Venerable and Blessed Alexandrina as "of Balasar" not only for the Portuguese people, but also for the whole World (you can read it here)! 84.90.92.187 (talk) 02:27, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
- The Catholic Church in Portugal call Blessed Alexandrina as "de Balasar" (in English means "of Balasar"):
- Let me be shameless and refer you to WP:COMMONNAME. It does not matter if the Catholic Church in Portugal calls her Julius Casesar. This is English Wikipedia. Is that clear? This is English Wikipedia, and what the Vatican English pages say matter. Portugese does not matter here. That is all I can say. Now do you want to quote some Turkish sources? History2007 (talk) 02:35, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
New publication: Critical evaluation of the investigation of Alexandrina da Costa's alleged living without food
Dear article authors,
I would like to bring to your attention my recently published review article on cases of claimed inedia / breatharianism / bigu (living without food or without food and water). The article has been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. The reference is:
Mast MH. Claims of anomalously long fasting: An assessment of the evidence from investigated cases. Explore. 2020;16(5):287-296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2020.05.015
It is the first critical, in-depth review of all investigated cases where claimants where monitored around the clock. It also includes an assessment of the investigation carried out on Alexandrina da Costa, including details not previously published in English language, as far as I know (see Supplement 6).
I required a high methodological standard for such extraordinary claims to be considered verified. None of the studies were able to meet that standard. Yet, there are curious cases and results that justify further research.
You may want to consider citing the article on this page. I think it can give readers some orientation on this controversial issue.
Best regards,
Marcus H. Mast
Marcus H. Mast (talk) 15:56, 21 November 2020 (UTC)