Sacred Wounds

(Found here)

“The wounde in the syde and harte of Jesu Christe, is the wele of mercy, the welle of life, and the well of plentyfull redemptyon.”

~John Longland (1473–1547), English cleric

“This ring [from the 15th century] depicts Christ standing in his tomb with the cross and the instruments of the passion behind him, an image type referred to as the Imago Pietatis (Image of Pity). Originally enameled red, his five disembodied wounds—two in his hands, two in his feet, and one in his side—are engraved at intervals around the hoop. They are labeled ‘the well of pitty,’ ‘the well of merci,’ ‘the well of confort,’ ‘the well of gracy,’ and ‘the well of everlastingh lyffe.’ The idea of Christ’s wounds as wells holding such boons recurs throughout medieval English devotion.

The inscription in the inner band reads, ‘Wulnera quinq dei sunt medicina mei pia / crux et passio Cri sunt medicina michi jaspar / melchior baltasar ananyzapta tetragrammaton’ (The five wounds of God are my medicine, the holy cross and passion of Christ are my medicine, Caspar Melchior Baltazar ananyzapta tetragrammaton). The names of the magi were believed to guard against various forms of sickness, the word ‘ananyzapta’ was a talisman against sudden or violent death, and ‘tetragrammaton’ refers to the name of God, YHWH.”
~Victoria Jones

The latter part above is strange to modern ears and seems to have elements of superstition. However, the ideas related to Christ’s wounds (as wells of pity, mercy, comfort, grace, everlasting life, and medicine) are quite beautiful.