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.
4 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.
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.
Multiple saints and mystics have been reported to emit sweet floral fragrances — during life, at death, or from their bodies after death — a phenomenon attributed to supernatural holiness but with several proposed natural explanations.
Multiple saints and mystics have been reported to emit sweet floral fragrances — during life, at death, or from their bodies after death — a phenomenon attributed to supernatural holiness but with several proposed natural explanations.
Bavarian mystic Therese Neumann (1898–1962) claimed to have lived without food or water from 1922 until her death, sustained only by the Eucharist, and bore visible stigmata from 1926; a 1927 medical observation produced ambiguous results she later refused to repeat.
Bavarian mystic Therese Neumann (1898–1962) claimed to have lived without food or water from 1922 until her death, sustained only by the Eucharist, and bore visible stigmata from 1926; a 1927 medical observation produced ambiguous results she later refused to repeat.