Miracle corpus · Gallery
The miracles of the saints
The full corpus of the tradition, from healings to Eucharistic miracles — a single motif traced across the whole of Christendom.
Certainty layer Recognized in canonization Tradition Hagiographic topos
Historical and hagiographic presentation. These accounts belong to tradition and to the sources cited; they are neither a promise of results nor advice. The certainty shown describes the state of the tradition, not the fact itself.
91 miracles of 4804 clear all
Sign / wonder
Cephalophory of Saint Valerie
« Cephalophory: walking after her beheading while carrying her head »
Eucharistic
Miraculous provision of wine by a dove
« Miraculous delivery of wine by a dove during Mass »
Vision / apparition
Apparition of Christ in prison
« Apparition of Christ during his final mass in prison »
Eucharistic
Eucharistic transformation into ash
« Host turning into ash for an unworthy person »
Eucharistic
The miraculous refusal of the sacred wine
« Child unable to swallow the sacred wine after a forced apostasy »
Eucharistic
Apparition of a globe of fire
« Globe of fire appearing above his head during Mass »
Eucharistic
Apparition of a globe of fire during Mass
« Apparition of a globe of fire during Mass »
Eucharistic
Eucharistic celebration in prison
« Celebration of Mass on his chest while in prison without being discovered »
Eucharistic
Eucharistic sign during first communion
« Appearance of a drop of blood on his lips during his first childhood communion »
Eucharistic
Punishment of those who profane the Eucharist
« Dogs turning against their Donatist masters after the profanation of the Eucharist »
Vision / apparition
Angelic vision during Mass
« Vision of angels during the celebration of the Mass »
Eucharistic
Antide's Eucharistic discernment
« Discernment of unconsecrated hosts in priests' ciboria »
Vision / apparition
Apparition of an angel confirming the pardon of Clovis
« Apparition of an angel bringing forgiveness to Clovis during Mass »
Vision / apparition
Ecstatic vision of Faustus
« Ecstatic vision of his son Faustus concerning religious at Mass »
Eucharistic
Prolonged Eucharistic fast of Saint Mannée
« Survival for forty-seven days with the Holy Eucharist as the only food »
Vision / apparition
Vision of Saint Martin at the altar
« Vision of Saint Martin blessing the host at the altar »
Vision / apparition
Vision of the angelic choir
« Hearing an angelic choir singing the Sanctus »
Eucharistic
Appearance of a halo of fire
« Appearance of a halo of fire around his head during Mass »
Healing
Healing of a blind man by the sign of the cross
« Healing of a blind man during Mass by the sign of the cross »
Healing
Healing of a crippled child during Mass
« Healing of a lame child during Mass »
Eucharistic
Mass celebrated on the back of a whale
« Celebration of Easter Mass on the back of a whale »
Eucharistic
Mystical communion of Saint Honoré
« Communion received directly from the hands of Christ »
Resurrection
Resurrection of a young girl during Mass
« Resurrection of a widow's only daughter during Mass »
Eucharistic
Transformation of the host into flesh
« Transformation of the host into flesh to convince an unbelieving woman »
Vision / apparition
Apparition of a celestial hand during Mass
« Apparition of a heavenly hand blessing the chalice during Mass »
Vision / apparition
Celestial Mass and gift of the chasuble
« Celestial mass served by angels and the Virgin Mary »
Vision / apparition
Ecstasy and mystical vision during Mass
« Ecstasy and globe of fire during the Ascension Mass »
Healing
Healing of King Clotaire's son
« Healing of King Clotaire's son after the celebration of the holy sacrifice »
Eucharistic
Miracle of the recovered host
« Discovery of a lost host brought by a dove into a wax tabernacle made by bees »
Eucharistic
Miraculous appearance of water and wine
« Miraculous appearance of water and wine for Mass in a ruined chapel »
Eucharistic
Miraculous recovery of a paten at sea
« Miraculous recovery of a paten fallen into the sea »
Eucharistic
The precious stone that fell into the chalice
« Precious stone fallen from the sky into his chalice during Mass »
Eucharistic
Angelic communion of Saint Odile
« Reception of the viaticum brought by an angel »
Vision / apparition
Apparition of a dove during Mass
« Vision of a white dove during Mass »
Healing
Healing of the religious Odon
« Healing of the religious Odon during Mass »
Eucharistic
Miraculous preservation during Mass
« Continuation of the Mass after having his wrist severed by a saber »
Sign / wonder
Obedience of the deceased during Mass
« Symbolic resurrection of the dead rising from their graves to obey his command during a mass »
Vision / apparition
Premonitory vision of the birth of Saint Hugh
« Vision of a radiant child in the chalice by a priest before his birth »
Vision / apparition
Vision of Christ during the Eucharistic celebration
« Vision of Christ during Mass »
Vision / apparition
Vision of the celestial mass in Rome
« Vision of the celestial mass at Saint Mary Major »
Eucharistic
Angelic communion of Saint Mechtilde
« Communion received from the hands of angels on her deathbed »
Vision / apparition
Apparition of Saint Gervais for the Viaticum
« Apparition of Saint Gervasius to give him the Viaticum »
Vision / apparition
Apparition of the Savior during Mass
« Apparition of the Savior during the consecration of the Mass »
Vision / apparition
Appearance of a dove during Mass
« Apparition of a brilliant dove during Mass »
Vision / apparition
Eucharistic vision of Saint Hamon
« Vision of Jesus Christ during the consecration »
Healing
Healing of a blind man during Mass
« Healing of a blind man during Mass at the moment of the Agnus Dei »
Healing
Healing of a religious during the Eucharistic celebration
« Healing of a dying religious during Mass »
Eucharistic
Preservation of the chalice
« Ingestion of a venomous spider in the chalice without harm »