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Is Blessed Imelda Lambertini a real miracle?

Assessed by Miracles Jar AI · 2026-06-10

DisprovenProven false

Miracles Jar rates Blessed Imelda Lambertini — The Child Who Died at First Communion Disproven. Would be extraordinary if real — but it has been positively shown false. Two scales drive that verdict: how extraordinary it would be if it truly happened — naturally explained — and how strong the evidence is — no credible evidence.

How miraculous, if true

Naturally explained

Does it break the laws of nature — if it really happened?

How strong the evidence

No credible evidence

Is there evidence it's true?

Read the full investigation — the evidence, the sources, and how we weighed it

Common questions

Is Blessed Imelda Lambertini real or fake?
Miracles Jar's verdict is Disproven: proven false. Would be extraordinary if real — but it has been positively shown false. On the evidence, the record is no credible evidence.
Has Blessed Imelda Lambertini been debunked?
Yes. The evidence positively shows the claim is false — positive evidence shows the claimed facts are false. It would be extraordinary if real, but it does not hold up.
What is the evidence for Blessed Imelda Lambertini?
Miracles Jar weighs 3 sources for this case. Points that support the claim: Devotional sources claim body incorrupt over 700 years with no preservative. Points that cut against it: Body displayed 'under a wax effigy' — suggests visible form may be wax, not original tissue.
What is the natural explanation for Blessed Imelda Lambertini?
The leading natural account is spontaneous remission & the body's own recovery. Diseases sometimes resolve without treatment, or despite it. “Spontaneous” rarely means “no mechanism” — more often it means a mechanism we are only beginning to instrument. The full breakdown shows where that explanation holds — and where it stops.
When and where did Blessed Imelda Lambertini happen?
It is said to have occurred Died 1333; body found incorrupt; beatified 1826 in Church of San Sigismondo, Bologna, Italy.

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