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> Stigmata are all very well but Gertrude has a much more endearing claim > to fame which I would like to note, particularly with homage to Caroline > Bynum. She is, to the best of my knowledge, the only fat holy woman--a > condition that visited her despite her intense fasting and other devotions. > >The most notable of holy fat men is of course Thomas Aquinas. He is reputed to have been so fat that a portion of the table had to be cut out in front of him. One of the brethren urged him to cut down on his intake of food, but St Thomas with a smile replied "Two swallows don't make a Summa." Oriens. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%