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.
5 claims
For eight years, crowds gathered on a hillside above Lake Bracciano where Gisella Cardia said a statuette of the Virgin wept blood and delivered monthly messages; court-commissioned genetic testing found the traces on the statue matched Cardia's own DNA, the bishop ruled constat de non supernaturalitate in March 2024 with Vatican confirmation in June, and the Cardias were ordered to stand trial for fraud — while Cardia, through her lawyer, maintains her innocence.
For eight years, crowds gathered on a hillside above Lake Bracciano where Gisella Cardia said a statuette of the Virgin wept blood and delivered monthly messages; court-commissioned genetic testing found the traces on the statue matched Cardia's own DNA, the bishop ruled constat de non supernaturalitate in March 2024 with Vatican confirmation in June, and the Cardias were ordered to stand trial for fraud — while Cardia, through her lawyer, maintains her innocence.
Philostratus's biography of Apollonius records him apparently restoring a recently deceased Roman senator's daughter to life in Rome -- a miracle explicitly paralleled to Gospel resurrection accounts by later commentators.
Philostratus's biography of Apollonius records him apparently restoring a recently deceased Roman senator's daughter to life in Rome -- a miracle explicitly paralleled to Gospel resurrection accounts by later commentators.
When a sarcophagus believed to contain Saint Cecilia was opened in 1599, witnesses reported finding a body in a distinctive position; sculptor Stefano Maderno created an exact marble replica — but no witness actually saw her face, and historians dispute the account.
When a sarcophagus believed to contain Saint Cecilia was opened in 1599, witnesses reported finding a body in a distinctive position; sculptor Stefano Maderno created an exact marble replica — but no witness actually saw her face, and historians dispute the account.
The 1st-century CE Pythagorean philosopher Apollonius of Tyana was credited with healings, exorcisms, prophecy, and a resurrection in a biography by Philostratus written c. 220-235 CE.
The 1st-century CE Pythagorean philosopher Apollonius of Tyana was credited with healings, exorcisms, prophecy, and a resurrection in a biography by Philostratus written c. 220-235 CE.
Roman Emperor Vespasian reportedly healed a blind man and a man with a withered limb in Alexandria c. 69 CE, as recorded by Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio.
Roman Emperor Vespasian reportedly healed a blind man and a man with a withered limb in Alexandria c. 69 CE, as recorded by Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio.