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The self crucifixion of Lovat Mattio

The self crucifixion  of Lovat Mattio

crucifixion

crucifixion

Self crucifixion is an aberrant form of masochism that is justified by the ascetic guise. The next one is the terrible tale of self crucifixion emerged from the archives of the hospital of Nervous Diseases, San Servolo located on an island in the Venetian lagoon.
In calle Muneghe, in the Cannaregio area, in 1805 lived a man suffering from a terrible illness: self-injury. He lives atrocious days, injuring his own body for religious reasons.

Mattio Lovat, a simple shoemaker , “was convinced to be born into the world to redeem the humanity.”  It was known in the area to have already tried to crucify himself, sticking nails in his hand and in the foot. Found self crucified in the area of the small square called san Canciano ,in Venice in the “street of the cross” (calle crosera in the venetian dialect), was saved for the intervention of the passing people,who take him to the hospital.

cale crosera

cale crosera

But ,after two months, his sick mind emulating another plan more efficiently. Locked in his room,he hang from the ceiling a rough cross, made with the axis of the bed, in front of the window, facing the street. Mattio Lovat was able again to nail down his body, as already proven in the past, with his head surmounted by a crown of thorns put together by himself, to become more like Christ.
To the incredulous eyes appeared the horrifying spectacle of self crucifixion.Lovat was not dead yet,despite the bleeding .He died after a few days of agony, in the asylum of San Servolo Island (called the island of Fools) for infection and pain produced by his wounds

SAM_8028From this incredible event,the writer Vassali Sebastian wrote a great romance: Mark and Mattio.
You can read  also  a biography of a medical case history in 19th century Europe  http://cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/28030

 

 

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