The Bible does not say how many, but you can see from Scripture that the crown of thorns that he was forced to wear, and the buffeting to his face would have caused quite a few. (Matthew 27.29 and 26.67)
Wounds of the stigmata usually appear in the same places on the body as Christ's wounds - Hands (or wrists) feet, side. head, etc. Some stigmatics only receive wounds in the hands and feet. Others may only experience head wounds from the crown of thorns.
William Dease has written: 'Observations on wounds of the head' 'Observations on wounds of the head' -- subject(s): Medicine, Head, Cases, clinical reports, statistics, Craniocerebral Trauma, Wounds and injuries 'Observations in midwifery'
There is more blood in the head than the feet.
St. Francis of Assisi (Patriot Saint of Animals)
THE FIVE WOUNDS OF CHRIST. WORN BY THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
It means you have cuts or wounds on your hands nees and head
Christ is the head. The rest of faithful Christians make up the body.
There are many applications of the phrase 'the Scarecrow effect'. One is its uses is as an equivalent to the term 'stigmata effect'. The signs of the effect are the appearances of wounds, reminiscent of crucifixion, to the feet and hands. The wounds recall the wounds suffered by Jesus Christ [c. 4 B.C.E.* - 30 A.D./C.E.*] on the cross. *Before the Christian Era. Anno Domini = In the Year of Our Lord. Christian Era.
Stigmata are said to be supernatural wounds resembling those of Jesus Christ. An example of a sentence using the word "stigmata" is "The woman showed her wounds to the doctor and insisted they were stigmata. "
Chloroform was used for pain when available. If chloroform was not available whiskey was used for the pain. Then to treat the wounds herb's were used.
The 5 crosses represent Christ's 5 holy wounds.
3 wounds during Horse shoe bend