The claims
Each entry pairs a reported miracle with the documentary record and an honest, confidence-labeled estimate of how likely it is that no natural explanation accounts for it.
Each entry pairs a reported miracle with the documentary record and an honest, confidence-labeled estimate of how likely it is that no natural explanation accounts for it.
9 claims
In the final book of City of God (c. 426 CE), Augustine of Hippo compiled approximately seventy attested miracle accounts from his own diocese, presenting them as evidence that miracles had not ceased with the apostolic age.
In the final book of City of God (c. 426 CE), Augustine of Hippo compiled approximately seventy attested miracle accounts from his own diocese, presenting them as evidence that miracles had not ceased with the apostolic age.
The Venerable Bede, in his Prose Life of St. Cuthbert (c. 721 CE) and Ecclesiastical History (731 CE), catalogues dozens of miracles by the Northumbrian bishop including post-mortem healings from his incorrupt body.
The Venerable Bede, in his Prose Life of St. Cuthbert (c. 721 CE) and Ecclesiastical History (731 CE), catalogues dozens of miracles by the Northumbrian bishop including post-mortem healings from his incorrupt body.
Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi, diagnosed with stage-4 stomach cancer in 2016, sought healing at Bethel Church in Redding after other medical options were exhausted; he died September 16, 2017, despite the ministry's healing claims.
Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi, diagnosed with stage-4 stomach cancer in 2016, sought healing at Bethel Church in Redding after other medical options were exhausted; he died September 16, 2017, despite the ministry's healing claims.
Hundreds of Orthodox Christian icons have reportedly streamed myrrh-like oil since the late twentieth century, with clusters in Russia, North America, and Greece; scientific explanations include capillary action, oil condensation, and deliberate application, though none fully account for all reported cases.
Hundreds of Orthodox Christian icons have reportedly streamed myrrh-like oil since the late twentieth century, with clusters in Russia, North America, and Greece; scientific explanations include capillary action, oil condensation, and deliberate application, though none fully account for all reported cases.
Between April 1968 and 1971, luminous phenomena appearing in the form of a robed female figure were reported repeatedly over St. Mary's Coptic Church in Zeitoun, Cairo, witnessed by hundreds of thousands including non-Christians.
Between April 1968 and 1971, luminous phenomena appearing in the form of a robed female figure were reported repeatedly over St. Mary's Coptic Church in Zeitoun, Cairo, witnessed by hundreds of thousands including non-Christians.
Augustine personally witnessed and documented the healing of Paulus, a Cappadocian man afflicted with convulsions, at the shrine of St. Stephen in Hippo c. 425 CE, and days later the healing of his sister Palladia at the same altar.
Augustine personally witnessed and documented the healing of Paulus, a Cappadocian man afflicted with convulsions, at the shrine of St. Stephen in Hippo c. 425 CE, and days later the healing of his sister Palladia at the same altar.
The synoptic Gospels (Mark 5:24-34, Luke 8:42-48, Matthew 9:19-22) describe Jesus healing a woman who had hemorrhaged for twelve years by her touching the hem of his garment.
The synoptic Gospels (Mark 5:24-34, Luke 8:42-48, Matthew 9:19-22) describe Jesus healing a woman who had hemorrhaged for twelve years by her touching the hem of his garment.
Each Orthodox Holy Saturday, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch emerges from Christ's Tomb bearing candles said to have been lit by spontaneous blue flame — claimed as the longest-attested annual Christian miracle.
Each Orthodox Holy Saturday, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch emerges from Christ's Tomb bearing candles said to have been lit by spontaneous blue flame — claimed as the longest-attested annual Christian miracle.
The claim that Jesus of Nazareth rose bodily from the dead after crucifixion c. 30 CE is the central miracle claim of Christianity and the most debated resurrection claim in Western historiography.
The claim that Jesus of Nazareth rose bodily from the dead after crucifixion c. 30 CE is the central miracle claim of Christianity and the most debated resurrection claim in Western historiography.