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.
12 claims
A 34-year-old French woman with clinically confirmed multiple sclerosis recovered completely after bathing at Lourdes in May 1952, with the cure recognized as miraculous in 1956 after a four-year follow-up confirmed no relapse.
A 34-year-old French woman with clinically confirmed multiple sclerosis recovered completely after bathing at Lourdes in May 1952, with the cure recognized as miraculous in 1956 after a four-year follow-up confirmed no relapse.
A French woman who had undergone thirteen surgeries over eleven years for tubercular peritonitis, semi-comatose on arrival, awoke and recovered completely at a Lourdes procession in October 1948.
A French woman who had undergone thirteen surgeries over eleven years for tubercular peritonitis, semi-comatose on arrival, awoke and recovered completely at a Lourdes procession in October 1948.
A 32-year-old French woman with arachnoiditis causing total blindness, deafness, and hemiplegia recovered her ability to walk in 1953 and regained both hearing and sight in 1954 — all recognized as miraculous in 1956.
A 32-year-old French woman with arachnoiditis causing total blindness, deafness, and hemiplegia recovered her ability to walk in 1953 and regained both hearing and sight in 1954 — all recognized as miraculous in 1956.
French mystic Marthe Robin (1902–1981) reportedly lived without food or water for over fifty years, sustained only by the Eucharist, but declined all controlled medical testing and remains contested by Church investigators and historians.
French mystic Marthe Robin (1902–1981) reportedly lived without food or water for over fifty years, sustained only by the Eucharist, but declined all controlled medical testing and remains contested by Church investigators and historians.
On September 19, 1846, two young French shepherd children reported a weeping apparition on a mountain near La Salette who delivered a message of penance; the event was approved by the Church in 1851 but subsequently complicated by the visionaries' divergent later claims.
On September 19, 1846, two young French shepherd children reported a weeping apparition on a mountain near La Salette who delivered a message of penance; the event was approved by the Church in 1851 but subsequently complicated by the visionaries' divergent later claims.
In 1858, a 14-year-old French girl reported 18 apparitions of 'a Lady' in a grotto near Lourdes, where a spring emerged that has since been associated with thousands of reported miraculous cures.
In 1858, a 14-year-old French girl reported 18 apparitions of 'a Lady' in a grotto near Lourdes, where a spring emerged that has since been associated with thousands of reported miraculous cures.
On January 17, 1871, four children in the French village of Pontmain reported seeing an apparition of a tall woman in the night sky surrounded by stars; adults present saw only a bright star, and a ceasefire followed within days.
On January 17, 1871, four children in the French village of Pontmain reported seeing an apparition of a tall woman in the night sky surrounded by stars; adults present saw only a bright star, and a ceasefire followed within days.
A French man with six years of recurring right-sided paralysis and vision loss from bilateral carotid artery disorders felt sudden warmth and complete recovery at Lourdes in 1970 — recognized in 1978 but disputed by American neurologists.
A French man with six years of recurring right-sided paralysis and vision loss from bilateral carotid artery disorders felt sudden warmth and complete recovery at Lourdes in 1970 — recognized in 1978 but disputed by American neurologists.
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.
37% authenticA French nun with rapidly advancing Parkinson's disease wrote legibly and was free of symptoms overnight after her congregation prayed to the recently deceased John Paul II.
A French nun with rapidly advancing Parkinson's disease wrote legibly and was free of symptoms overnight after her congregation prayed to the recently deceased John Paul II.
Beginning in 1727, pilgrims at the tomb of Jansenist deacon Francois de Paris in the Saint-Medard cemetery reported miraculous cures and fell into violent convulsions; the phenomenon attracted thousands and became David Hume's chosen test case for miracle testimony.
Beginning in 1727, pilgrims at the tomb of Jansenist deacon Francois de Paris in the Saint-Medard cemetery reported miraculous cures and fell into violent convulsions; the phenomenon attracted thousands and became David Hume's chosen test case for miracle testimony.
A French man with advanced multiple sclerosis recovered after a 1987 Lourdes pilgrimage — recognized as a miracle in 1999 after a twelve-year medical review.
A French man with advanced multiple sclerosis recovered after a 1987 Lourdes pilgrimage — recognized as a miracle in 1999 after a twelve-year medical review.