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.
2 claims
Padre Pio's body was exhumed in 2008, found in good condition, but chemical analysis revealed it had been treated with high-concentration formalin, creosote, benzoic acid, and turpentine — deliberate embalming, not miraculous preservation.
Padre Pio's body was exhumed in 2008, found in good condition, but chemical analysis revealed it had been treated with high-concentration formalin, creosote, benzoic acid, and turpentine — deliberate embalming, not miraculous preservation.
The body of Francis Xavier was declared incorrupt when returned to Goa in 1554, two years after his death, and remains on public display at the Basilica of Bom Jesus -- though the body has visibly deteriorated and lost limbs over centuries.
The body of Francis Xavier was declared incorrupt when returned to Goa in 1554, two years after his death, and remains on public display at the Basilica of Bom Jesus -- though the body has visibly deteriorated and lost limbs over centuries.