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.
6 claims
Angela of Foligno, the 13th-century Franciscan tertiary and mystic, died in 1309; her body is kept in the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta in Foligno, with incorruptibility claimed but no modern forensic verification available.
Angela of Foligno, the 13th-century Franciscan tertiary and mystic, died in 1309; her body is kept in the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta in Foligno, with incorruptibility claimed but no modern forensic verification available.
Seventeenth-century Italian Franciscan friar Joseph of Cupertino was reportedly observed flying or hovering on over seventy occasions by witnesses ranging from fellow friars to visiting royalty and clergy.
Seventeenth-century Italian Franciscan friar Joseph of Cupertino was reportedly observed flying or hovering on over seventy occasions by witnesses ranging from fellow friars to visiting royalty and clergy.
Margaret of Cortona, a 13th-century penitent, died in 1297; her body has been displayed in the Basilica of Santa Margherita in Cortona for over 700 years and is described as incorrupt, though no modern independent forensic examination has been published.
Margaret of Cortona, a 13th-century penitent, died in 1297; her body has been displayed in the Basilica of Santa Margherita in Cortona for over 700 years and is described as incorrupt, though no modern independent forensic examination has been published.
Spanish Franciscan abbess Mary of Ágreda (1602–1665) reportedly bilocated to the Jumano tribe in Texas and New Mexico over 500 times in the 1620s while remaining in her convent in Spain, evidenced by Franciscan missionary accounts and Jumano testimony in 1629.
Spanish Franciscan abbess Mary of Ágreda (1602–1665) reportedly bilocated to the Jumano tribe in Texas and New Mexico over 500 times in the 1620s while remaining in her convent in Spain, evidenced by Franciscan missionary accounts and Jumano testimony in 1629.
A French Franciscan nun with nearly 50 years of cauda equina syndrome — spinal nerve compression causing chronic paraplegia — recovered completely during a 2008 Lourdes pilgrimage, recognized as the 70th miracle in 2018.
A French Franciscan nun with nearly 50 years of cauda equina syndrome — spinal nerve compression causing chronic paraplegia — recovered completely during a 2008 Lourdes pilgrimage, recognized as the 70th miracle in 2018.
Francis of Assisi reportedly received the five wounds of Christ at Mount La Verna in September 1224, documented by contemporaries including Thomas of Celano and witnessed by brothers who saw the marks on his body before and after his death.
Francis of Assisi reportedly received the five wounds of Christ at Mount La Verna in September 1224, documented by contemporaries including Thomas of Celano and witnessed by brothers who saw the marks on his body before and after his death.