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
Three hundred fifty-one consecrated hosts stolen in 1730 and recovered three days later have reportedly remained intact for nearly 300 years, surviving conditions that should have caused rapid organic decay.
Three hundred fifty-one consecrated hosts stolen in 1730 and recovered three days later have reportedly remained intact for nearly 300 years, surviving conditions that should have caused rapid organic decay.
Italian laywoman Gemma Galgani (1878–1903) received visible stigmata weekly from 1899 until 1901, witnessed by her spiritual director and household members, though a physician found no wound beneath the surface blood.
Italian laywoman Gemma Galgani (1878–1903) received visible stigmata weekly from 1899 until 1901, witnessed by her spiritual director and household members, though a physician found no wound beneath the surface blood.
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.
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.