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.
3 claims
39% authenticLikely a natural explanation
An eleven-year-old Buenos Aires girl in septic shock from refractory epileptic encephalopathy made a complete recovery after a priest proposed her family invoke John Paul I's intercession.
Silver · promotablehealing·Buenos Aires, Argentina
Candela Giarda: Catastrophic Childhood Encephalopathy Resolved — John Paul I's Miracle
An eleven-year-old Buenos Aires girl in septic shock from refractory epileptic encephalopathy made a complete recovery after a priest proposed her family invoke John Paul I's intercession.
53% authentic
Genuinely uncertain
A Royal Marine severely disabled in the Gallipoli campaign — epileptic, partially paralyzed, right arm immobile — experienced sudden complete recovery at the 1923 Lourdes Eucharistic Procession, recognized as the 71st miracle in December 2024.
Silver · promotablehealing·Lourdes, France (patient from Liverpool, UK)
John Traynor: WWI Wounded Sailor Walks — The 71st Recognized Miracle
A Royal Marine severely disabled in the Gallipoli campaign — epileptic, partially paralyzed, right arm immobile — experienced sudden complete recovery at the 1923 Lourdes Eucharistic Procession, recognized as the 71st miracle in December 2024.
13% authentic
Strong natural explanation
Irish faith healer Valentine Greatrakes toured England in 1666, reportedly curing scrofula, epilepsy, and other conditions by stroking; his practice was observed and partially endorsed by Royal Society fellows including Robert Boyle.
Explainedhealing·Ireland; Worcester; London, England
Valentine Greatrakes 'The Stroker'
Irish faith healer Valentine Greatrakes toured England in 1666, reportedly curing scrofula, epilepsy, and other conditions by stroking; his practice was observed and partially endorsed by Royal Society fellows including Robert Boyle.